Record

RepositorySpecial Collections Archives (GB 0029)
Ref NoEUL MS 397/4/1/5/9
Alt Ref NoEUL MS 397/613
Datec 1970s
LevelFile
Extent2 folders
Title'Benjamin Britten by Ronald Duncan'
Creator NameDuncan, Ronald Frederick Henry (1914-1982); author, poet and librettist
DescriptionFolder labelled '1st complete T/S of bk with some alterations made by RD and MWS', containing a typescript draft, with manuscript corrections and annotations, of Ronald Duncan's memoir on Benjamin Britten (published as 'Working with Britten', Rebel Press, 1981'). Includes transcripts of letters between Duncan and Britten, photocopies of photographs, the published score of the 'Pacifist March' and manuscript notes for the same. Also includes photocopies of three articles by Duncan: 'An Answer to Auden', 'Adolescent Opera', and 'Libretti: Some Technical Aspects', along with Auden's answer, possibly all from Tempo. Many sections of the draft have been cut out and taped together
FormatTypescript
LanguageEnglish
AccessStatusOpen
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