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Add MS 31555
- Record Id:
- 040-002023692
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002023510
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001443.0x0000f5
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- Add MS 31555
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Selections from Operas and similar works, by Handel, transcribed roughly, in score, by Michael Rophino Lacy.
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ff. 1-98, 109-125b. Portions of Operas, with symphonies and accompaniments for strings, etc., and (in the recitatives) basses, generally tigured, for harpsichord, in score, by Handel; apparently all of them transcribed by Michael Rophino Lacy from the originals at Buckingham Palace.
1. Arias, ritournelles, and dances, with flutes, oboes, etc., from 'Almira' [1704]. Included are 'Quel labbro di coral.' f. 2;— 'Più non può.' f.12b;— 'Abbiate pazienza.' f. 15;— and 'Move i passi.' f. 19b. ff. 1-21b. 2. Overture (in another hand) and recitatives from 'Roderigo' [1706?]. ff. 22-68b. 3. Overture (preceded by a neat copy), recitatives, and the following arias, with trumpets, oboes, etc., from 'Silla' [1707-1708?]:—'Alza il volo.' f. 81b;— 'Fuggon l' aure.' f. 83b;— 'Se ben tuona il Ciel. f. 85b;— ' Un sol raggio.' f. 88b;— 'Senti, bel idol mio.' f. 91b;— 'Se la speranza.' f. 93; — 'Con tromba guerriera.' f. 95. ff. 69-98. 4. 'A chi vive di speranza': aria, with flutes, etc., from 'Muzio' [1721]. f. 109. 5. 'Alto immenso Poter': accompanied recitative from 'Ricardo I' [1727]. f. 111. 6. 'Non vi piacque': aria with oboes, etc., from 'Siroe' [1728]. In the original form. f. 112. 7. Overture, f. 113; — Add MS songs, 'Pensieri, voi mi tormentate.' f. 116b;— and 'Sento nell' alma.' f. 120b;— Ballet, f. 124; etc. From the pasticcio, 'Oreste' [1734]; with oboes, etc. ff. 113-125b.
ff. 99, 230. Portions of Cantatas, etc., in score, by Handel. 1. Duet, 'Sorge il dì' (f. 99), and arias, 'Non sempre, no, crudele' (f. 101), 'Se m' ami, O caro' (f. 102), 'Mi palpita il cor' (f. 104), and 'Affanno tiranno ' (f. 105b); from the serenata ''Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo' [1708]. ff. 99-108. 2. Cantata, 'O come chiare e belle'; for 3 solo voices. [1708?] ff. 230-251b.
f. 127. 'Apollo e Dafne': a 'cantata,' begins 'La terra e liberata,' with symphonies and accompaniments for oboes, bassoons, and strings, in score, by Handel. Transcribed by Michael Rophino Lacy from the original at Buckingham Palace.
ff. 157-229, 252-284b. Cantatas, or portions of cantatas, mostly with accompaniments for strings and a bass (partially figured) for harpsichord, in score, by Handel. Transcribed by Michael Rophino Lacy from the originals at Buckingham Palace.
1. 'Agrippina condotta a morire,' begins 'Dunque sarà pur vero.' f. 157. 2. 'Pensieri notturni di Filli,' begins 'Nel dolce del oblio'; with flute obbligato. f. 172. 3. 'Spande ancor a mio dispetto.' f. 178. 4. 'Un' alma in[n]amorata.' f. 186. 6. 'Figlio d' alte speranze.' f. 196. 6. 'Alpestre monte.' f. 204. 7. 'Ah, crudel, nel pianto mio'; with oboes, etc. f. 208. 8. 'Mi palpita il cor'; with oboe obbligato. f. 252. 9. 'Cuopre tal volta il cielo nube.' f. 259. 10. 'Tu fedel.' f. 268.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002023510
036-002023691
040-002023692 - Is part of:
- Add MS 31384-31823 : The following collection of MS. Music, Nos. 31,384-31,823, was formed by Mr. Julian Marshall.
Add MS 31555-31578 : WORKS Of George Frederic Handel. In twenty-four volumes.
Add MS 31555 : Selections from Operas and similar works, by Handel, transcribed roughly, in score, by Michael Rophino Lacy. - Hierarchy:
- 032-002023510[0160]/036-002023691[0001]/040-002023692
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 31384-31823
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (284 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French
Italian - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper quarto
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Lacy, Rophino
- Subjects:
- Cantatas
Duets
Operas
Songs