G.F. Handel: Susanna (oratorio, author of the text unknown) (HWV 66); 1748. Autograph.
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. (Händel-Gesellschaft I; Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/28, 1967). f. 49v is ruled with staves but otherwise blank. See also R.M.20.f.12. (ff. 26-31); for a copy see R.M.18.f.4. See also Donald Burrows and Martha J. Ronish, A Catalogue of Handel’s Musical Autographs (Oxford: C...
G.F. Handel: Theodora (oratorio by Thomas Morell after a text by Robert Boyle) (HWV 68); 1749. Autograph. (Händel-Gesellschaft VIII.)
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. ff. 41v, 48v, 56v and 113v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. For a copy see R.M.18.f.6. See also Donald Burrows and Martha J. Ronish, A Catalogue of Handel’s Musical Autographs (Oxford: Clarendon, 1994), pp. 158-160. ff. 113. 9.25 x 11.75in. Points of note: ...
George Frideric Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo (oratorio by Benedetto Pamphili), HWV 46. Autograph
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Fragments of the 1737 version. The Overture (on ff. 69-78) and many notes and corrections in Handel’s autograph. Between ff. 16 and 17 is a single leaf, ruled with staves but otherwise blank, not foliated; f.19v is ruled with staves but otherwise blank. Points of note: 1. f. 1. ‘Qual veggo il...
George Frideric Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. VII. Autograph
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ff. 7v, 21v and 28v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. Arias with Italian text and instrumental accompaniments. ff. 28. 9.5 x 11.5 in. 1. ff. 1-4v. ‘L’insaziabil fantasia risvegli stravaganti desiri’, recitative, and ‘Troppo audace umano stuolo’, air, for ‘Sigr Andre[oni]’. An addition ...
George Frideric Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. VI. Autograph
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Fragments with English words. f. i was removed during recent conservation work; between ff. 17 and 18, 34 and 35 are single folios ruled with staves but otherwise blank, not foliated; between ff. 43 and 44 are 3 blank leaves, not foliated; ff. 4v, 17v, 21v, 34 and 48v are ruled with staves but o...
George Frideric Handel: Songs (German Arias) (on text by Barthold Heinrich Brockes, from "Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott" (Hamburg, 1724)), HWV 202-210. Autograph
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f. 17v is ruled with staves but otherwise blank. First published at Munich in 1921, edited by Herman Roth. All the songs are for Soprano and Figured Bass, with accompaniment of Violin, Flute or Oboe. 1. ff. 1-3. ‘No.1’ ‘Künft’ger Zeiten eitler Kummer’. 2. ff. 3-4v. ‘No. 2. Aria’. ‘Das zitter...
George Frideric Handel: Anthems IV. As pants the hart (Chapel Royal Anthem HWV 251c). Autograph
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ff. 3v and 24v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. Points of note: 1. f. 1. ‘As pants the hart’ ‘Ψ. 42.’ (H-G., p. 239). 2. f. 3. The last three bars of the orchestral Introduction (H-G., p. 241) are crossed out (in pencil) and three bars are pencilled in, the last marked ‘Adagio’ and...
G.F. Handel: Ode for Queen Anne’s Birthday (on a text by Ambrose Philips) (Eternal source of light divine, HWV 74); 1713. Autograph.
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. (Händel-Gesellschaft XLVIa; Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/6, 1962). For copies see R.M.19.e.1., Add. MS. 35347. See also Donald Burrows and Martha J. Ronish, A Catalogue of Handel’s Musical Autographs (Oxford: Clarendon, 1994), p. 170. ff. i + 36. 11.5 x 9in. Points of not...
G.F. Handel: Saul (oratorio by Charles Jennens) (HWV 53); 1738. Autograph.
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. (Händel-Gesellschaft XIII; Hallische Händel-AusgabeI/13, 1962). The MS. has so many alterations and cut that it is difficult to understand. The following is its arrangement. Between ff. 130 and 131 is a single leaf, ruled with staves but otherwise blank, not foliated; ff....
George Frideric Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. V. Autograph.
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ff. 20v, 33v, 56, 57v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. 1. ff. 1-20. Te Deum in A major (HWV 282) (H-G XXXVII, No 3, p. 109). For copies see R.M.19.g.1.vol.1 (ff. 123-156), Add. MS. 29998. The opening chorus is arranged as follows: ‘Chorus’ (S.); ‘Mr Hughs’ (A.); ‘Chorus’ (A.); ‘Chorus...
