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ReferenceBBM/les_illuminations/1/1

Title

Composition draft

Date16 Mar-15 Oct 1939

Date InformationBritten has dated some of the movements and on page 20v is the draft completion date: 15 October 1939.

DescriptionComposition draft with dates, signatures and places of composition. Movements 3b ('Antique') and 6 ('Interlude') are dedicated to K.H.W.S. [Wulff Scherchen] and E.M. [Elizabeth Mayer] respectively. Britten has listed the movements inside the front cover and made a number of crossings out throughout the manuscript.

Extent1 manuscript; 20 pages [1r-4r, 5r, 6r-11r, 12r-12v, 13v-16r, 17r-20v]

Physical DescriptionPencil and black ink; 27.4 x 34.2 cm; paper manufacturer 'G. Shirmer Imperial Brand', paper manufacturer's catalogue number '19'. See Title Page of Collected Volume.

Title Page Of Collected Volume'SOLO VOICE [underlined] / STRING ORCHESTRA [underlined] / LES ILLUMINATIONS [underlined] / Arthur Rimbaud [underlined] / [signature] / op. 18 [underlined]'.

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