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Suites, harpsichord HWV 447, D minor: MU.MS.261.p.41

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Suites, harpsichord HWV 447, D minor
[Suite for harpsichord in D minor, HWV 447] / [George Frideric Handel]

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Categories

Description

Editorial title.
Holograph manuscript in ink.
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C50)
Contents:
p. 41. Allemanda -- p. 42. Courante -- p. 43. Sarabande -- p. 43. Gigue.
1.1.1 hpcd Allemanda d G-2 bB c 8'A/4A+{6AGAE}q6G{8Fq6E8D}{8.''D6E}/4F+6F
1.2.1 hpcd Courante d G-2 bB 3/4 8'A/2A4B/4.A8''xC{8.Dt6C}/{8DE}4F
1.3.1 hpcd Sarabande d G-2 bB 3/4 4'A4.''Dt8E/4.xC8'nB4A/bBA{6EF8G}/
1.4.1 hpcd Gigue d G-2 bB 12/8 $ 4'F8G4.A+{8ADG+}{GEF}/4.B+{8BAG}

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (p. 41-43) ; 24 x 29 cm.

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Dating

Production date: circa AD 1739 : [England],[ca. 1739]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.261.p.41
Primary reference Number: 276966
ALMA control 001: 994652063803606
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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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