Britten Benjamin Nolan Sidney (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. hardback, slim folio, 15 1/4" x 11 1/4", quarter bound in pale green cloth lettered gilt with paper covered boards. Protected in a clear film sleeve. A tightly bound copy, free of marking but with some glue spotting showing to the pastedowns. Published in an edition limited to 1000 copies, this example being from the unnumbered segment,

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 'jacket condition' refers to the slip-case. Text of the ballad given in both German and English; the composer's manuscript in facsimile. Folio size, (39cm high by 29cm wide) 52 pages ([xvi], 36) plus 12 plates in grisaille from Nolan's paintings - these on glossy stock. Issued to celebrate the composer's sixtieth birthday. Designed and printed at the Curwen Press and bound by Henry Brooks and Zaensdorf in grey covers blocked on the front in gilt, backed in brown calf likewise gilt-blocked on the spine. Contained in a grey card slipcase. Copy number 45 of 300 copies numbered and signed by both Britten and Nolan. Very Good, unmarked. Pictures show this actual book. UK orders are post-free. Heavy book - extra charges will be needed for shipping overseas (packed weight 2 kg). signed by authors or artist.

HARDCOVER. 1973. Limited first edition. This copy is no. 130 of a limited edition of 300 copies that have been SIGNED by both Benjamin Britten and Sidney Nolan. A further 700 copies were unsigned. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition and is housed in a fine slipcase. This copy appears unused and is still housed in it's original packing box. Bound in card boards with tan half leather. Gilt lettering to the front panel and spine and gilt to the top edge. A superb copy. Scans available if required.

Gr.-4°. [9] Bl. , 34 S. u. [12] Farbtafeln, OHLn., minimale Lagerspuren. ISBN: 0571103707.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. London: Faber Music Limited, 1973. First limited edition. Number one hundred and twenty of three hundred numbered and signed copies. This is a very near fine copy. Bound in half morocco over boards with gilt titling to the front panel and spine. The title to the front panel, 'Kinderkreuzzug', is the translated German title of this work. There is a very light handling mark to the front panel and incredibly sparse foxing to the side and bottom edge. Gilt top edge. It is boldly signed in black ink by Britten and Sidney Nolan to the colophon. Illustrated throughout by Sidney Nolan, with words by Bertolt Brecht and, of course, music by Benjamin Britten (Op. 82) here produced in facsimile. Housed in a custom slip case, and additional protective cardboard as issued by the publisher (it is stamped accordingly). Overall, this is a very near fine copy. Designed and printed by The Curwen Press. This edition was published by Faber & Faber to mark the occasion of the composer's sixtieth birthday, The music was written for the members of Wandsworth School Boys' Choir to perform on the fiftieth anniversary of The Save the Children Fund at St. Paul's Cathedral on May 19th, 1969. In a note, Benjamin Britten writes that: 'The manuscript of Children's Crusade reproduced here represents the stage in evolution of the work when the music was complete in substance and outline and written out in the form of a condensed score, i.e., the orchestral part still awaits its detailed instrumental realization". An additional seven copies of this work were issued 'hors de commerce', and were marked 'H.C.' and numbered I-VII. These were printed for those involved in the production of this edition. Signed by Author(s).

Faber Music Limited facsimile limited edition of the composer's manuscript of his 82nd published work. Folio, bound in half morocco over boards with gilt titles to the spine, facsimile's of the composer's music score, with colored illustrations, words written in German and English, Op. 82. Boldly signed by the composer, Benjamin Britten, and artist, Sidney Nolan, on the colophon. One of 1,000 copies, 300 have been numbered and signed, this is number 3. In fine condition. Music by Benjamin Britten. Words by Bertolt Brecht. Illustrations by Sidney Nolan. Housed in a custom slipcase. Childrenās Crusade: Kinderkreuzzug, Op. 82, by Benjamin Britten is a 1969 cantata for childrenās voices and orchestra based on Bertolt Brechtās 1939 poem Kinderkreuzzug 1939. Composed during Brittenās later period, the work reflects his enduring commitment to pacifism and his concern for the impact of war on the innocent. The piece tells the story of a group of children displaced by conflict as they search for peace and safety, only to meet a tragic end. Brittenās setting is stark and emotionally direct, combining simple, chant-like melodies with dissonant orchestral textures, creating a haunting effect that reinforces the anti-war message.

(London): Faber Music Ltd., (1973). Folio. Orig. qtr. cloth over gilt titled paper boards. With 12 full-page coloured plates. Fine. Printed at The Curwen Press in a limited edition of 1000 copies.