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Solomon. Golden columns fair and bright (Sketches): MU.MS.259.p.69

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Solomon. Golden columns fair and bright (Sketches)
[Golden columns fair and bright] : [part of the a rejected draft of the aria from Solomon] ; [and 6 sketches] / [George Frideric Handel]

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

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Description

Uncompleted draft of a rejected version of the aria from Solomon, HWV 67 no. 34, laid out in full score for tenor voice and orchestra, in G minor, in [4/4] time. Only the vocal line with words, the bass instrumental line, and one section of treble instrumental ritornello is composed. The empty staves on pages 69, 70 and 72 are partly used for sketches (or possibly excerpts from music of other composers).
Editorial title.
Two-leaf fold. Other leaves from this draft are at GB Lbl R.M. 20.h.4, ff. 117 and 126.
Holograph manuscript in ink.
Note on page 72, below line 8 "Sigr. / Mr. Baroni"
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C140)
Contents:
[p. 69, lines 1-5] [Sketch 1, for treble, S, A, T, B/b (no text), in G major, 3 1/2 bars] -- [p. 69, beginning of lines 8-10] [Sketch 2, for treble 1, treble 2, b, in B♭ major, 2 bars (bass only)] -- [p. 69, middle of lines 8-10] [Sketch 3, for treble 1, treble 2, b, in D major, 4 bars] -- [p. 69, end of lines 8-10] [Sketch 4, for treble 1, treble 2, b, in D major, 3 bars (bass only)] -- [p. 70, lines 1-5] [Sketch 5, for treble, S, A, T, B/b (no text), in G major, 13 bars] -- [p. 72, line 1] [Sketch 6, for treble, in D major, 4 bars]

1.1.1 treble [Sketch 1] G G-2 xF c 8-6''D{8.'B6G}/{8.''D6B}{8GB}{AFGD}/
2.1.1 b [Sketch 2] Bb F-4 bBE c {8,,B,BAF}{B,,B,BA}/{GFED}{ECF,,F}/
3.1.1 treble 1 [Sketch 3] D G-2 xFC c 4''A+{6AFED}q8D4.C{6'B''C}/4D+{6DC'BA}{B''CDE} 4.1.1 b [Sketch 4] D F-4 xFC c 8-{,DFD}{6GFGA}{BAB'C}/{8D6,DE}{8FD}{6GFGE}{8A,,A}/ 5.1.1 S [Sketch 5] G C-1 3/4 4''D/2'B4''E/'A''DC/4.'B8''C4'A/2''D4'A/B''CD/2E4D/
6.1.1 treble [Sketch 6] D G-2 xFC 12/8 8''D/{C'BA}{GFE}{FED}--''F/{EFG}{FED}{C'BA}--A/

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (p. 69-72) ; 24 x 29 cm.

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Dating

Production date: AD 1748 : [England],[1748]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.259.p.69
Primary reference Number: 276954
ALMA control 001: 994692283803606
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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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