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Chaconnes, harpsichord, HWV 435, G major. Ritornello, orchestra, HWV 343: MU.MS.264.p.1

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Chaconnes, harpsichord, HWV 435, G major. Ritornello, orchestra, HWV 343
Ritornello [in G major] ; [Larghetto in D minor] / [George Frideric Handel]

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Categories

Description

Editorial title.
First work is a plan for the performance of a version of Chaconne, HWV 435, as a "Concerto" with an instrumental bass for the first group of repeats in G major, the G minor section without bass, and a closing Ritornello for orchestra. The second work is a 16-bar melody used in Organ concerto HWV 295 no. 3, and Concerto grosso op. 6 no. 9, HWV 327 no. 3.
Single leaf, p. 2 is blank.
Holograph manuscript in ink.
Watermark: "LVG" below fleur de lis over Strasbourg bend; countermark: "IV" (Burrows C30)
1.1.1 vl1/ob1 Ritornello G G-2 xF 3/4 4''G4.'B6-''xC/4D4.'A6-''D/4G4.G6-A/{8.F6E}4.D6-nC/
1.2.1 b [Chaconne] G F-4 xF 3/4 //:2,G4-/2F4-/2E4-/2D4-/2,,B4-2,C4-/2D4D/2.,,G://
2.1.1 treble [Larghetto] d G-2 bB c {8.''D6E8D}D4D/{8.D6E8F}'A4''C/8'F4G{8.A6B8A}/


Contents
[Cues above line 1] Concerto tacet / adagio tacet / alllegro tacet -- [Lines 1-4] Ritornello [for vl1/ob1, vl2/ob2, vla, b] -- [Cues on line 5] Concerto tacet / adagio tacet -- [Line 6] [Bass line for Chaconne] Repetatur ad libitum ; [G minor section] tacet ; Tutti [incipit of bass part of the Ritornello] -- [Line 7 & 9] [Larghetto : 16-bar melody]

Measurements and weight

1 ms. (p. 1 of music) ; 29 cm.

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Dating

Production date: AD 1739 : [England],[1739]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.264.p.1
Primary reference Number: 277038
ALMA control 001: 994681703803606
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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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