A single sheet containing a transcription by Benjamin Britten of the first Delphic Hymn, the Greek melody from which Britten drew for his own Hymn to Apollo in the first act of Death in Venice (1973). The manuscript shows by some of Britten's markings the sections of the Greek melody he had decided to adapt for his own purposes.
First Delphic Hymn, transcribed by Benjamin Britten
This material is held atUniversity of Southampton Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 738 MS 23
- Dates of Creation
- Ante 1973
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 folder
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The first Delphic Hymn was the Greek melody from which Benjamin Britten drew for his own Hymn to Apollo in the first act of Death in Venice.
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