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R.M.18.d.8
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R.M.18.b.8. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. XV; 18th century. Copy. Compositions for Harpsichord, unless otherwise described, mostly not in H-G. Items 49-97 are Minuets for Harpsichord, identified so far as possible with: (A.) ‘A General Collection of Minuets made for the Balls at court, etc’ (Walsh, Hare and Young, circa 1729) [K.8.i.16]; (B.) ‘Handel’s Favourite Minuets... Book I’ (Walsh, circa 1762) [e.438.c]. Various handwritings. Aylesford Collection.
ff. i + 100. 11.25 x 9 in.
1. ff. 1-4v. Overture in B flat (H-G. XLVIII, p. 108). In this version the second movement does not end with a repetition of the Allegro, but is followed by a Sarabanda and Gavotte. [also first half of a Minuet which also occurs on ff. 75 and 96 below].
2. f. 5. Air lentement, in G minor.
3. ff. 5v-8. Toccato [?] and A tempo giusto, in G minor.
4. ff. 8v-10. Sonate, in D minor.
5. ff. 10v-11v. Sonata, in G minor.
6. ff. 12-13v. Concerto, in G major.
7. ff. 14-15v. ‘Air for 2 rowed Harpsichord’, in G minor.
8. ff. 16-17. ‘Air for 2 rowed Harpsichord’, in B flat major.
9. f. 17v. Air, in B flat major.
10. ff. 18-21. Prelude, Allemand and Courante, in C minor.
11. ff. 21v-22v. Allemande, in A minor.
12. ff. 23-24v. Sonatina, in A minor.
13. ff. 25-30v. ‘Aria pour deux Corne de Chasse’, 2 Oboes and Continuo, in score.
14. ff. 31-32v. ‘Aria pour deux Corne de Chasse’, 2 Oboes and Continuo, in score.
15. ff. 33-36. Chaconne, in G minor.
16. f. 36v. Preludium, in F major.
17. f. 37. Preludium, in C minor.
18 ff. 37v-38. ‘Preludium Arpeggio del Cook’, in F minor.
19. ff. 38v-39v. ‘Fuga 1st’ [6a] (H-G. II, p. 173).
20. ff. 40-41. ‘Fuga 2do’ [1a] (H-G. II, p. 161).
21. ff. 41v-42v. ‘Fuga 3d’ (H-G. II, p. 166 ).
22. ff. 43-45. ‘Fuga 4th’, from Suites de Pièces, 1st Set, No IV (H-G. II).
23. ff. 45v-47v. ‘Fuga 5th’ [7a] (H-G. II, p. 163).
24. ff. 48-49. ‘Fuga 6th’ [5a] (H-G. II, p. 171).
25. ff. 49v-50v. ‘Fuga 7th’, in F major.
26. ff. 51-52v. ‘Fuga 8th’ (from Suite No VIII, 1st Set, H-G. II).
27. ff. 53-55v. ‘Fuga 9th’ (H-G. II, p. 168).
28. ff. 56-57v. ‘Fuga 10th’ (from Suite No III, 1st Set, H-G. II).
29. f. 58. ‘Pr[e]lude, in D minor.
30. f. 58v. Fuga, in G major.
31. f. 59. ‘Sonata by Mr. Handel For a Musical Clock’. (Printed with the following numbers in the Musical Quarterly, Oct. 1919).
32. f. 59. Movement for a Musical Clock.
33. f. 59v. ‘A Voluntary, or a flight of Angels’, for a Musical Clock.
34. f. 60. Two movements for a Musical Clock.
35. f. 60v. Menuet and Air for a Musical Clock.
36. ff. 61-62. Impertinence, in G minor.
37. ff. 62v-63v. Two movements for 2 Violins, Tenor and Bass, the first headed ‘Coro’.
38. f. 64. Allemande for 2 Violins, Tenor and Bass.
39. f. 65. ‘Rigadon à deux Hautbois’ and Bassoon.
40. ff. 65v-66. Allemande in 4 parts, marked ‘tutti’.
41. ff. 66v-67. ‘Bourre a deux Hautbois’, and Bassoon.
42. f. 67v. Movement in 4 parts, marked ‘Tutti’.
43. ff. 68-70. ‘Allemande tutti Oboe e Violini’.
44. ff. 70v-71v. Movement, in C minor.
45. f. 72. Air and two Doubles, in F major.
46. ff. 73-74. Allegro, in D minor.
47. f. 74v. Menuet, in D minor.
48. ff. 75-76v. Menuet, Coro, Sarabande and Gavotte for 2 Violins, Tenor and Bass.
49. f. 77. D minor. Another copy of No 47, with additional figures.
50. f. 77v. D minor. Begins like ‘Ah non posso nel mio core’, in Flavio, Act I, sc. 5 (H-G. LXVII). (A, No. 31; B, p. 28). [also in ‘Select Minuets’ (1739), a.26.h].
51. f. 78. D minor.
52. f. 78v. D minor.
53. f. 79. D major. (A, No. 27; B, p. 21).
54. f. 79v. D major.
55. f. 80. D major. (A, No. 33; B, p. 13).
56. f. 80v. D major.
57. f. 81. E minor. Flavio. (See ante, No 50. A, No. 31; B, p. 28).
58. f. 82. E flat major. Floridante (‘Oh cara spene’, Act III, sc. 5).
59. f. 83. F major. (A, No. 12; B, p. 59).
60. f. 83v. F major. (A, No. 42; B, p. 7).
61. f. 83v. F major. (A, No. 28; B, p. 32).
62. f. 84. Adagio. F minor.
63 f. 84v. F major.
64 f. 85. F major. (A, No. 9; B, p. 53).
64bis f. 85v. F major. (A, No. 26; B, p. 22).
65 f. 86. F major.
66 f. 86. F major. (A, No. 8; B, p. 58).
67 f. 86v. F major. (A, No. 11; B, p. 4).
68 f. 87. G major. (A, No. 7; B, p. 34).
69 f. 87. G major.
70 f. 87v. G major.
71 f. 88. G major. (A, No. 1; B, p. 68).
72 f. 89. G minor.
73 f. 89v. G minor. (A, No. 17; B, p. 57).
74 f. 90. G minor.
75 f. 90v. G minor. (A, No. 20; B, p. 28).
76 f. 90v. G minor. (A, No. 24; B, p. 22).
77 f. 91. G minor.
78 f. 91v. G minor.
79 f. 92. G minor. (A, No. 38; B, p. 47).
80 f. 93. A minor.
81 f. 93v. A minor.
82 f. 94. A major.
83 f. 94. A major.
84 f. 95. B minor.
85 f. 96. B flat major.
86 f. 96. B flat major.
87 f. 96v. B flat major. (A, No. 5; B, p. 53).
88 f. 96v. B flat major.
89 f. 97. B flat major.
90 f. 97v. B flat major. (A, No. 29; B, p. 15).
91 f. 98. B flat major. (A, No. 3; B, p. 8).
92 f. 98. B flat major. (A, No. 29; B, p. 15).
93 f. 98v. B flat major. (B, p. 39).
94 f. 99. C major. (Rodelinda, Overture; A, No. 64; B, p. 24).
95 f. 99v. C major. (A, No. 32; B, p. 16).
96 f. 99v. Passepied, in C major.
97 f. 100. Minuet, C minor. (Tamerlano, Overture; A, No. 14; B, p. 25).
Robert Smith, of St Paul's Churchyard: Works by Handel, copied by: circa 1770: Autogr.
John Milton, poet: Charles Jennens, author and librettist: Handel's 'L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato' (HWV55) to a libretto by Charles Jennens, after a text by John Milton: 18th cent: Eng, ital.
George Frideric Handel, composer: Music manuscripts: 18-19th cent: Ital, Eng: Copies.
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John Christopher Smith, the younger; composer: Collected.
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- Handel, George Frideric, composer, 1685-1759
Jennens, Charles, author and librettist, 1700-1773
Milton, John, poet, 1608-1674
Smith, John Christopher, the younger, composer
Smith, Robert, of St Paul's Churchyard