Love's but the frailty of the mind / [George Frideric Handel]: MU.MS.262.p.25

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Love's but the frailty of the mind / [George Frideric Handel]

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric
Congreve, William

Categories

Manuscript (music)

Description

Song for S, bc.
Title from first line.
Words by William Congreve.
HWV 218.
Holograph manuscript in ink.
Watermark: Fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend; countermark: "IV" (Burrows B140)
1.1.1 S Andante Love's but the frailty of the mind F C-1 bB 3/4 =4/4-8-''CFC/4DE8FG/4E8-CF'A/''D'B4.G8''C/2'A-/
Songs (High voice) with continuo.

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (p. 25-27) ; 24 x 29 cm.

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Dating

Production date: AD 1740 : [England],[1740]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.262.p.25
Primary reference Number: 276982
ALMA control 001: 994654823803606
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 1 December 2020 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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