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Samson (Sketches): MU.MS.259.p.17

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Samson (Sketches)
[Collection of 10 sketches] ; [and] Marche lentement / [George Frideric Handel]

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Categories

Description

Sketches and contrapuntal exercises or examples. Nearly all related to Samson (HWV 57) and one to Joseph and his brethren (HWV 59). Some of the fragments may be copied or derived from the works of other composers.
Single sheet.
Holograph manuscript in ink.
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C30)
Contents:
[Sketches 1-2 (p. 17, line 1)] [2 sketches in 2 part double counterpoint, in G major, 3 bars each : related to "Then shall they know", HWV 57 no. 18, bars 24-25, and similar] -- [Sketch 3 (p. 17, line 2)] [Canonic sketch in 2 parts, in G major, 19 bars : related to "Fix'd in his everlasting seat". HWV 57 no. 38, bars 33-] -- [p. 17, lines 3-10] Marche Lentement : [for 3 trombones (unlabelled) and] Tymp[ani] [in C major : used in HWV 59, no. 11, in D major ; also in a variant form HWV 57 no. 53a, in D major] -- [Sketches 4-6 (p. 18, line 1)] [Sketch 4, for treble and bass, F major, 2 bars, crossed out ; Sketch 5, for treble and bass, F major, 5 bars, similar to sketch 4 : related to "With plaintive notes", HWV 57 no. 25, bar 2-4 and similar ; Sketch 6, with text] Geliebte Augen ... [for S and b, in E minor, 11 or 12 bars, the last bar cropped : related to "Great Dagon", HWV 57 no. 46] -- [Sketch 7 (p. 18, line 3)] [Sketch for 1 or 2 trebles, in G major, 4 bars : the 2nd treble is used as the ground bass to the chorus "To song and dance", HWV 57 no. 37] -- [Sketch 8 (p. 18, lines 4-5)] [Sketch for treble and bass in E minor, 5 bars : related to "Traitor to heaven", HWV 57 no. 30, bar 3-] -- [Sketch 9 (p. 18, lines 6-7, with insert on line 4-5)] Andante : [sketch for 2 trebles and bass (or harpsichord) in D major, 8 bars] -- [Sketch 10 (p. 18, line 8-9)] [Contrapuntal fragment, 3 parts, in A major, 2 bars]

1.1.1 S [Sketch 1] G C-1 xF c 4.''D8D{8'B6BB}{8''EE}/{8'AA}4''D'G''C+/{8C'B}
2.1.1 A [Sketch 2] G C-3 xF c 4.'D8D{8,B6BB}{8'EE}/{8,AA}4'D,G'C+/{8C,B}
3.1.1 S [Sketch 3] G C-1 xF 3/4 4-''DE/{8C'B''C'AB''C}/{DCDECD}/
4.1.1 trbn1 Marche Lentement C C-3 c {8.'C6D8.E6F}4G8-G/{8.E6E8.C6C}4G8-G/{8.E6E8.Dt6C}4.bB8B/
5.1.1 treble [Sketch 4] F G-2 bB c 4-6-{''C'BA}4B6-{BAG}/4A6-{AGF}
6.1.1 treble [Sketch 5] D G-2 xFC c 2-4-({8''C'BA};3)/4B--({8BAG};3)/4A--({8AGF};3)/
7.1.1 treble [Sketch 6] Geliebte Augen e C-1 xF 3/4 4--'G/{8AB}4''C'B/AGF/{8EF}4GF/2xD4xC/2.,B
8.1.1 treble1 [Sketch 7] G G-2 xF c 4'G{6''AFGB}{AFGB}{AB'''CD}/
8.1.2 treble2 [Sketch 7] G G-2 xF c =1/8-,G{B'D}{,G6'GF}{8G6FE}/{8D6''DC}{DC'BA}{8B6AG}{8''D'D}/4G
9.1.1 treble [Sketch 8] e G-2 xF c 4-8''F{GB}-'B/{''CE}-'E{FA}-,A/{B'D}
10.1.1 treble [Sketch 9] D G-2 xFC c {6.A3B6.A3B}{6.A3B6.A3B}{8A''DFA}/{6.'G3A6.G3A}{6.G3A6.G3A}
11.1.1 alto [Sketch 10] A C-3 xFCG c 6-{'DCD}{8C6,B'C}{8DC}4,B/A

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (p. 17-18) ; 24 x 29 cm.

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Dating

Production date: AD 1743 : [England],[1743?]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.259.p.17
Primary reference Number: 276937
ALMA control 001: 994685913803606
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 1 December 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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