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Siroe. Selections: MU.MS.265.p.13

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Siroe. Selections
[Act 2] Scena 11 ; Atto 3o. Scena P[rim]a [from Siroe] / [George Frideric Handel]

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric
Scribe: Smith, John Christopher (sen)

Categories

Description

For B ([Cosroe]), bc.
Not in HWV 307.
Manuscript in the hand of J.C. Smith, 1683-1763.
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend.
Probably part of the collection of holograph music acquired by Lord Fitzwilliam.
Contents:
Single leaf from the vocal part of Cosroe, comprising recitatives and cues. Contains music for text cut (Act 2 secene 11) or changed (Act 3 scene 1) in the performed version.

Measurements and weight

1 ms. part (p. 13-14) ; 24 x 29 cm.

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Dating

Production date: AD 1728 : [England],[1728]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.265.p.13
Primary reference Number: 276857
ALMA control 001: 994696863803606

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 1 December 2020 Updated: Monday 7 June 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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