Box 1

The complete reduced score, used by the printer for publication. [2] (title) + 34 + [10 (blank) + 11 + [1] (blank) + 30 + 1 (“Fin Nouvelle”) + [2] (blank) pp. Folio. Notated in black and red inks. Some annotations in pencil; occasional erasures and minor corrections. Dedicated to Wanda Landowska. White vellum. With autograph letter from Poulenc to Richard Chanlaire dated May 10, 1929 incorporating 4-bar autograph musical quotation.

A working draft. 49 + iv (titles) + [2] (blank) pp. Folio. Notated in pencil on 58 leaves with titling in ink. Written on one side of the leaf only on music manuscript paper with “1106” at lower right margin of some leaves. Many leaves guarded at inner margin. Black boards. Together with an autograph letter from Poulence laid in. An important manuscript demonstrating the creative process.

Two-piano reduction. [2] (title) + 42 + [7] (blank) pp. Folio. Notated in blue, black and red inks. Some corrections and erasures; several additions in pencil; slight smudging where corrections were executed. Black boards.

Used by the printer for publication. [1] (title) + 6 + [1] (blank) pp. Folio. Notated in black ink. Some erasures. Black boards. There are 8 Nocturnes in the series. The only known autograph of the work.

[2] + 15 + [3] (blank) pp. Folio. Notated in ink. Some autograph corrections in pencil. Black boards. The only known autograph of the work.

4 pp. Folio. Notated in black ink. A few erasures. Slightly browned. Dedication changed to ‘Curie.” Black boards.

Used by the printer for publication. 1f. (recto title, verso text of poem) + [2] + [2] (blank) pp. Folio. One erasure. With envelope. Black boards.

[2] (title) + 3 + 1 (blank) pp. Folio. With occasional erasures and additions. Black boards. Together with a 2-page autograph letter signed. The only known autograph of the work.

For male chorus a cappella Used by the printer for publication. [2] (title) + 10 pp. Folio. Score. 4 numbers, complete, each dated. With short sketch to verso of title. Embossed stamp of “Flammarion Magasin de Musique” to foot of first page of music, plate number to foot of some pages. With several minor corrections. Date to title and some annotations apparently added at a later date. Black boards. The only known autograph of the work.

[2] + 4 + 2 pp. Folio. A few minor corrections and erasures. With an inscription signed “Poupoule” (Poulenc’s nickname); also signed “Francis Poulenc.” Dedicated to Edith Piaf. Black boards. The only known autograph of the work.