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| Id |
5452 |
| Category |
antiquarian music |
| Author / Composer |
HANDEL, George Frideric (1685-1759) |
| Title |
[A 7th [and 8th] Set of] Handel's Songs, Selected from His Latest Oratorios. For the Harpsicord, Voice, Hoboy or German Flute. [Score]. |
| Place |
London |
| Publisher |
Printed for I. Walsh |
| Publication Date |
[1751] |
| ISBN / Plate No. |
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| Series |
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| Size |
Two volumes in one. Oblong folio. [i (title)], pp.252-290; [i (title)], pp.292-332. |
| Description |
Original half calf (a little rubbed) with marbled boards. Songs with printed numbering 121-160. Contemporary manuscript index on front end-paper. Engraved. Including the first appearance in musical print of the following movements from Messiah (although Messiah is not mentioned in the caption titles): "He was despised", "But thou didst not leave", "Rejoice" and "He shall feed his flock". |
| Reference |
Smith2 nos 8 and 9 (pp.193-4). RISM A/I/4 and A/I/12 H 1073. BUC p.420. |
| Price |
£400.00 |
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