Britten's diary for 29 Nov 1929 records an unsuccessful attempt at this song, which was re-composed in January the following year.
Untitled draft with annotations. The musical material is entirely different to the other source for this work.
1 manuscript; 1 page [1r]
Pencil; 26.5 x 36 cm.
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