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Jephtha. Scenes of horror: MU.MS.259.p.81

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Jephtha. Scenes of horror
Scenes of horror / [George Frideric Handel]

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Categories

Description

Uncompleted draft (first 33 bars) of an earlier version of the aria from Jephtha, HWV 70 no. 11, for S (StorgeĢ€), vl1, vl2, vla, bc.
Title from first line.
Holograph manuscript in ink.
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C160)
1.1.1 vl1 Andante [crossed out?] con brio Scenes of horror f G-2 bBEA c 4.''F8G{6AG8F}4-/4'B{8.A6G}4G-/4.''E8'E{8C,nA'CE}/{nAF''CE}
1.1.1 S Andante [crossed out?] con brio Scenes of horror f C-1 bBEA c =12/4.'F8G{6AG8F}4-/=1/4.'F8G{6AG8F}4-/4.A8B4G-/

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (p. 81-82) ; 24 x 29 cm.

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Dating

Production date: AD 1751 : [England],[1751]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.259.p.81
Primary reference Number: 276958
ALMA control 001: 994692983803606
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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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