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[Lo, thus shall the man be blessed] / [George Frideric Handel]: MU.MS.251.p.51

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

[Lo, thus shall the man be blessed] / [George Frideric Handel]
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth. Lo, thus shall the man be blessed

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Categories

Description

No. 4 from the Wedding anthems, HWV 263, lacking the first 12 (or 13) bars.
For chorus (SATB) and orchestra (ob1, ob2, vl1, vl2, vla, b)
Holograph manuscript in ink.
WIth 19th-century pencil note at the top of p. 53: "This same movement (without instruments) is in Vol. X.3.3 to the Italian words "Prià€ che si converti [i.e. Pria che sii converta]"" -- now bound in the same volume at p. 17-21.
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C*70)
1.1.1 B Lo, thus shall the man be blessed F F-4 bB c 4,F8-AGABG/AF'CCC,DBB/4B

Measurements and weight

1 ms. chorus score (p. 51-54) ;23 x 29cm.;

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Dating

Production date: AD 1736 : [London],[1736?]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.251.p.51
Primary reference Number: 249416
ALMA control 001: 994603893803606
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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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