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Gigue, string orchestra, HWV 413, B♭ major: MU.MS.262.p.37

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Gigue, string orchestra, HWV 413, B♭ major
Gigue : [for vl, vla, b in B♭ major, HWV 413] ; [Gigue from the overture to Berenice, HWV 38 : vl1 only] ; [Sinfonia for vl1, vl2, vla, b : from Giustino, HWV 37 no. 11] ; [and 2 sketches] / [George Frideric Handel]

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Categories

Description

Title from caption and editorial.
Holograph manuscript in ink.
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis in crowned shield ; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C*70)
1.1.1 vl Gigue Bb G-2 bBE 12/8 8'F/4B8F{8.''D6C8'B}''{8.F6E8D}{8.B6A8G}/{8.F6E8D}
2.1.1 treble [Sketch 1] G G-2 xF 3/4 4'GDB/A2F/4GD8-G/2E4D+/D2C/
3.1.1 vl [Gigue] Eb G-2 bBEA 12/8 {8.''G6A8B}/4.B{8.F6G8A}{8.G6F8E}{8.'B6''C8D}/{8.E6F8G}
4.1.1 b [Sketch 2] a F-4 6/8 8-{,AE}{6DE8FE}{6xGA8BD}/{6,C,,B8A}-8
5.1.1 b [Sinfonia from Giustino] d G-2 bBE c 4-{8'F6FF}{8B6BB}{8G6GG}/{8''C6CC}{8'A6AA}{8''F6FF}{8D6DD}/

Contents:
[1, p. 37] Gigue : [for vl, vla, b, in B♭ major, HWV 413] -- [2, p. 38, line 1] [Sketch 1, 5 bars, treble clef, G major : possibly related to Se non ho l'idol mio from Berenice, HWV 38 no. 15] -- [3, p. 38, lines 2-4] [Gigue from the overture to Berenice, HWV 38 : vl1 only] -- [4, p. 38, line 5] [Sketch 2, 2 bars, bass clef, A minor : related to Sù, Megera, Tesifone, Aletto! from Berenice (HWV 38 no. 15)] -- [5. p. 38, lines 6-10] [Sinfonia for vl1, vl2, vla, b : from Giustino, HWV 37 no. 11]

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (p. 37-38) ; 24 x 29 cm.

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Dating

Production date: AD 1736 : [England],[1736]

Note

Handel, George Frideric,1685-1759.

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.262.p.37
Primary reference Number: 276986
ALMA control 001: 994655223803606
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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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