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Collection Area Music Collections Name Handel, George Frideric, composer, 1685-1759 Digitised Content Platform BL Digitised Manuscripts (2024-)

31. R.M.20.a.7

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.20.a.7
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Ariodante (dramma per musica after a libretto by Antonio Salvi), HWV 33. Autograph
Scope & Content:
The recitative ‘Ah che questo’ and air ‘Il primo ardor’ (Act I, sc. 11; H-G., pp. 48-50) and the King’s air ‘Più contento’ (Act II, sc. 6, H-G., p. 82) are not present in this MS. ff. 7v, 24, 62v, 72v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. Points of note: 1. f. 1. Overture. At the foot of...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1734
Extent:
1 volume (96 folios)

32. R.M.20.a.8

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.20.a.8
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Arminio (dramma per musica after a libretto by Antonio Salvi), HWV 36. Autograph
Scope & Content:
ff. 39r, 80v, 81r are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. Points of note: 1. f. 5. On foot of the page ‘Mitt[woch?] angefangen Sept 15 1736’. 2. f. 26. ‘Fine dell’Atto Primo Sept 19. 1736’. 3. f. 48. ‘Fine dell’Atto 2do Sept 26. 1736’. 4. ff. 71v-78. Act III, sc. 8. The recitative (‘Per...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1736
Extent:
1 volume (81 folios)

33. R.M.20.a.9

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.20.a.9
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Atalanta (dramma per musica after a libretto by Belisario Valeriani, HWV 36. Autograph
Scope & Content:
f. 68v is ruled with staves but otherwise blank. Points of note: 1. f. 23. ‘Fine dell’Atto 1. April 9. 1736’. 2. f. 44. ‘Fine dell’Atto 2do April 14. 1736’. 3. ff. 51v-61. Act III, sc. 6 (H-G., p. 68). The arrangement of the MS. is as follows: f.51v: Recitatives down to ‘vostro core’. f. 52...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1736
Extent:
1 volume (68 folios)

34. R.M.20.d.10

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.20.d.10
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Belshazzar (oratorio by Charles Jennens), HWV 61. Autograph
Scope & Content:
Between ff. 22 and 23, 134 and 135, 159 and 160 are folios ruled with staves but otherwise blank, respectively foliated as 22a, 134a and 159a; ff. 108v, 116v and 159v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. Points of note: 1. f. 1. ‘angefangen den 23. Agost 1744 [here is the symbol for Thur...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1744
Extent:
1 volume (i + 167 folios)

35. R.M.20.d.11

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.20.d.11
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Cantatas I. Autograph
Scope & Content:
Cantatas and French Songs for a single voice and Continuo. Between ff. 14 and 15, 69 and 70, 78 and 79 are single folios ruled with staves but otherwise blank foliated respectively 14a, 69a, 78a; ff 4v, 8v, 12v, 31v and 39v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank; on f. 27v is the sketch of an...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (86 folios)

36. R.M.20.d.12

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.20.d.12
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Cantatas II. Autograph
Scope & Content:
Cantatas for a Single voice and Continuo. Between ff. 42 and 43 is a single leaf, ruled with staves but otherwise blank, foliated 42a; ff. 6, 12v, 27v, 30v, 39v and 50v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. f. 24 is a small slip (possibly a former flyleaf of the volume) with a note in the h...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (50 folios)

37. R.M.20.e.1

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.20.e.1
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Cantatas III bis. Autograph
Scope & Content:
Cantatas with instrumental accompaniments. Between ff. 37 and 38 is a single leaf, ruled with staves but otherwise blank, foliated 37a; f. 12v is ruled with staves but otherwise blank. 1. ff. 1-37v. ‘Apollo e Dafne. Cantata a 2’. (HWV 122) (H-G. LII b, p. 1). First line: "La terra è liberata"....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (57 folios)

38. R.M.20.d.13

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.20.d.13
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Cantatas III. Tra le fiamme (cantata on a text by Benedetto Pamphili, HWV 170. Autograph
Scope & Content:
Cantata for Soprano, Viola da Gamba and Orchestra. At the end is another leaf, ruled with staves but otherwise blank, foliated 14a. 1. ff. 1-14v. ‘Tra le fiamme’. (H-G. LII b, p. 66). includes: ff. 1-14 Benedetto Pamphili, Cardinal, writer: Handel's Cantata 'Tra le fiamme' (HWV170) to a text ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (14 folios)

39. R.M.20.e.2

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.20.e.2
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Cantatas IV. Autograph
Scope & Content:
Cantatas with instrumental accompaniments. Between ff. 25 and 26, 68 and 69 are single folios ruled with staves but otherwise blank foliated respectively 25a and 68a; ff. 1v, 10v, 29v, 55v, 68v and 74v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. 1. f. 1-10v. ‘Armida abbandonata. Cantata a voce S...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (74 folios)

40. R.M.20.e.3

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.20.e.3
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Cantatas V. Autograph
Scope & Content:
Cantatas with instrumental accompaniments. Between ff. 71 and 72 is a single leaf, ruled with staves but otherwise blank, foliated 71a; ff. 30v, 38v, 58v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. f. i is an inserted leaf with a note in the hand of F. Nicolai. 1. ff. 1-30. ‘Arresta il passo’ ("...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1710
Extent:
1 volume (i + 75 folios)