Skip to main content

Deborah. Let our glad songs. O celebrate his sacred name (Sketches): MU.MS.259.p.19

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Deborah. Let our glad songs. O celebrate his sacred name (Sketches)
For ever let his sacred praise ; [and] Since light so necessary is to life ; [and 1 sketch] / [George Frideric Handel]

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Categories

Description

Two drafts or inserts and a sketch.
Single sheet, Deborah was composed in 1733 and Samson in 1741, the sketch was added last.
Holograph manuscript in ink, with annotation on bottom outer corner of p. 19l, inverted: "Sams. 140 ex inl[?] Recit / Micah. 97 / Manoa 76 / Dalilah. 31. / Harapha 34 / Messenger 10 / [?i]n allen 376"
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C*50)
With ownership signature on p. 19: "Fitzwilliam, 1799"
Contents:
[p. 19] For ever let his sacred praise : [SAATB chorus score of "Thou has prevented him" from the Coronation anthem "The King shall rejoice", HWV 260, with new text for use in the chorus "Let our glad songs" in Deborah, HWV 51 no. 39, but subseqently replaced with another text "O celebrate his sacred name", see GB Lbl R.M. 20.h.2 f. 57r and R.M. 20.h.5 f. 26 ]: [at top of page cue sign:] sublitera A -- [p. 20, end of lines 1-2] [Sketch or insertion for viola da gamba?, ca. 11 bars with a double bar with repeat signs, in G major] -- [p. 20 inverted] Since light so necessary is to life : [A (Micah), vl1-2, vla, bc] : [recitative accompagnato from Samson, HWV 57 no. 9, with insert below last bars]

1.1.1 A Allegro For ever let his sacred name D C-3 xFC c 2.'F/2G4G/4.F8{EDC}/{DE}4.C8,B/2B'4B/
2.1.1 vla [Sketch or insert] G C-3 xF c 8,G/{B'D}{D6C,B}{'CDEG}{FGAF}/{DFGB}
3.1.1 A (Micah) Largo e piano Since light so necessary is to life C-3 c 2-4-8-'xC/4xF8-E6GGGG8GxF/4E

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (p. 19-20) ; 24 x 29 cm.

At the moment, this record does not display units or type of measurements. We will rectify this as soon as possible.

Dating

1733 - 1741

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.259.p.19
Primary reference Number: 276938
ALMA control 001: 994686893803606
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Deborah. Let our glad songs. O celebrate his sacred name (Sketches)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/276938 Accessed: 2024-12-23 08:48:37

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/276938 |title=Deborah. Let our glad songs. O celebrate his sacred name (Sketches) |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-23 08:48:37|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-276938

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...