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Dread not righteous queen / [George Frideric Handel]: MU.MS.251.p.27

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Dread not righteous queen / [George Frideric Handel]
Esther, HWV 50a. Dread not righteous queen

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Categories

Description

Aria from the first version of Esther.
For T (Mordecai), vl (unis), b.
Title from first line.
Note at end: "Segue Hesther / recitative / I go before the King"
Holograph manuscript in ink.
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C20)
1.1.1 T (Mordecai) Dread not righteous queen C-4 c =6/4.,B8'E4ED/4.,G8'C4C,B/

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (p. 27-29) ;23 x 29 cm.

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Dating

Production date: AD 1718 : [London],[1718?]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.251.p.27
Primary reference Number: 249411
ALMA control 001: 994602423803606
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Audit data

Created: Friday 18 September 2020 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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