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Siroe. O placido il mare (Sketches): MU.MS.262.p.21

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Siroe. O placido il mare (Sketches)
O placido il mare : [and 4 sketches] / [George Frideric Handel]

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Categories

Description

Language: Italian
Continuation of the uncompleted first draft of aria for S, vl, b from Siroe, HWV 24, no. 5, following on from GB Lbl R.M.20.c.9, f. 16v., and stopping at the end of p. 21 ; and sketches on p. 22, possibly related to either the same aria, or to La mia speranza diceva al core (HWV 24, no. 29).
Title from repeat of opening text
Holograph manuscript in ink.
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C20)
1.1.1 vl? [Sketch 1] C-1 xFC 3/8 4-8-''E{C'BAG}/{AE}4A+{6|AB''CD}{ECD'B}/{8AE}4A+{6AB''CD}
1.2.1 b [Sketch 2] F-4 8-'CD4E
1.3.1 S [Sketch 3a] G-2 {6''EF8G}{FE}{6DC}4D8D/{6EF8G}{FE}{6DC}4D8''E/
1.3.2 S [Sketch 3b] C-1 {6''CD8E}{DC}{6'BA}4B8B/{6''CD8E}{DC}{6'BA}4B8''C/
1.4.1 b [Sketch 4] F-4 8-'C{DEF}{{,GB}/'{CD}E
Sketches (all on p. 22): [1, line 1] [Sketch, 5 bars, treble clef, in A major] -- [2. end of line 1] Contents:[
Sketch for b, 3 notes only] -- [3a and 3b, line 2] [Sketch for G2 or C1 (both present), 3 bars] -- [4, end of line 3] [Sketch for b, 2 bars?]

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (p. 21-22) ; 24 x 29 cm.

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Dating

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

Note

Handel, George Frideric,1685-1759.

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.262.p.21
Primary reference Number: 276980
ALMA control 001: 994654433803606
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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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