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Berenice. Ouverture. Gigue: MU.MS.262.p.39

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Berenice. Ouverture. Gigue
Gigue a l'Ouverture de l'Opera de Berenice ; [Fugue subject and counter subject in D minor] / [George Frideric Handel]

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Categories

Description

Holograph manuscript in ink.
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis in crowned shield ; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C*70)
1.1.1 vl Gigue a l'Ouverture de l'Opera de Berenice Presto Eb G-2 bBEA 12/8 {8.''G6A8B}/4.B{8.F6G8A}{8.G6F8E}{8.'B6''C8D}/{8.E6F8G}
2.1.1 treble [Fugue subject and counter subject in 2 parts] d C-1 bB c 8'A/4'D8-''D4C'B/A8-''F{FEED}/{xC'A}2''D4xC/

Contents
[1] Gigue a l'Ouverture de l'Opera de Berenice : [for vl, vla, b : HWV 38] -- [2, p. 39, line 10] [Fugue subject and counter subject in 2-parts, 7 bars, soprano clef, D minor]

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (p. 39) ; 24 x 29 cm.

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Dating

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

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.262.p.39
Primary reference Number: 276987
ALMA control 001: 994655673803606
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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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