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1. R.M.18.c.6

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R.M.18.c.6
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. VI; circa 1735. Copy. Full scores, unless otherwise stated. Aylesford Collection. ff. ii + 73. 9 x 11.25 in. 1. ff. 1-4v. Overture to Orlando (H-G. LXXXII), for Harpsichord. 2. ff. 5-8v. Allegro from Concerto,...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1735
Extent:
1 item

2. R.M.18.c.7

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R.M.18.c.7
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. VII; circa 1733. Copy. Full scores. Aylesford Collection. ff. i + 104. 9 x 11.25 in. 1. ff. 2-38v. Selections from Orlando (H-G. LXXXII). (a) ff. 2-3. ‘Gieroglifici eterni’, recit. (b) ff. 3v-6. ‘Quanto dilet...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1733
Extent:
1 item

3. R.M.18.c.8

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R.M.18.c.8
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. VIII; circa 1738. Copy. Full scores. Aylesford Collection. ff. i + 172. 9 x 11.25 in. 1. ff. 2-124v. ‘Oratorio del Tempo e della Verità’. The version performed in 1737. See H-G. XXIV, and also ‘The Triumph of T...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1738
Extent:
1 item

4. R.M.18.d.3

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R.M.18.d.3
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Deborah; [HWV 51] 18th century. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XXIX). Full score. Smith Collection Vol. 2. For autograph see R.M.20.h.2. ff. 114. 15.5 x 11 in. Samuel Humphreys, author and librettist: Handel's 'Deborah' (HWV51) to a libretto by Samuel Humphreys...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

5. R.M.18.d.4

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R.M.18.d.4
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Athalia [HWV 52]; 18th century. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft V). Full score. Smith Collection, Vol. 3. For autograph see R.M.20.h.1. ff. 128. 15.5 x 11.25 in. Jean Racine, French poet: Samuel Humphreys, author and librettist: Handel's 'Athalia' (HWV52) to a l...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

6. R.M.20.f.12

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R.M.20.f.12
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. VI. Autograph
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1735-c 1750
Extent:
1 volume ([i] + 51 folios)

7. R.M.20.h.1

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R.M.20.h.1
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George Frideric Handel: Athalia (oratorio by Samuel Humphreys after Jean Racine), HWV 52. Autograph
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The autograph has the divisions into Acts and Scenes, as in the Libretto (H-G., pp. 3-11), with some additional directions. f. 57v is ruled with staves but otherwise blank. Points of note: 1. f. 16v. ‘Scena 3 Athalia, Chorus of Attendants to them Abner and Mathan’. ‘Athalia starting out of a ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1733
Extent:
1 volume (57 folios)

8. R.M.20.h.2

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.20.h.2
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Deborah (oratorio by Samuel Humphreys), HWV 51. Partly autograph
Scope & Content:
The part of Sisera (from f. 25v onwards) is written throughout for Alto. f. i is a note in the hand of F. Nicolai; ff. 44v and 56v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. Points of note: 1. f. 1. The Overture is wanting. The MS. begins at H-G., p. 8. 2. f. 8v. Ends at H-G., p. 31, end of ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1733
Extent:
1 volume (57 folios)