Judas Maccabaeus. O liberty thou choicest treasure O Liberty thou choicest Treasure : [aria from Judas Maccabaeus] / [George Frideric Handel]
Composer: Handel, George Frideric
Aria for S, bc, in A major, from Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 no. 9. 21 bars only, lacking closing 3-bar orchestral ritornello, but with time-signature 6/8 cue for following number (Come ever smiling liberty). Another holograph copy of this version is at D Hs MA/1026 vol.1, leaves 46-47.
Title from first line.
Holograph manuscript in ink.
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C140)
1.1.1 bc Largo O liberty thou choicest treasure A F-4 xFCG c 4-{8.,A3BG}{8A,,A}6{,A6.At5GA}/{8BE}8-{6.'E3C}{8D,D}6-{'E6.D3C}/
1.1.2 S Largo O liberty thou choicest treasure A C-1 xFCG c =3/4-'A6BE8E4-/8-''E8.'G6''D8C'B-6.''C3'B/8''DC
1 ms. score (p. 53-54) ; 24 x 29 cm.
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Production date: AD 1746 : [England],[1746]
Accession number: MU.MS.259.p.53
Primary reference Number: 276947
ALMA control 001: 994690403803606
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Manuscripts and Printed Books
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