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Passepied, harpsichord, HWV 559, C major: MU.MS.263.p.3

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Passepied, harpsichord, HWV 559, C major
Passepied : No. 2 / [George Frideric Handel]

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Categories

Description

For harpsichord (treble and bass clefs) ; for "No. 1" see Air, HWV 457
HWV 559
Page 4 is blank.
Holograph manuscript in ink.
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C20)
1.1.1 hpcd Passepied C G-2 c 4'G/''CDE/DCG/DEF/E{8DE}4C/ .

Measurements and weight

1 ms. (p. 3) ; 24 x 29 cm.

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Dating

Production date: AD 1721 : [England],[1721?]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.263.p.3
Primary reference Number: 277000
ALMA control 001: 994658813803606
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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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