G. F. Handel: 'Duetti da Camera'
MS. Mus. d. 219
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Title
G. F. Handel: 'Duetti da Camera'
Shelfmark
MS. Mus. d. 219
Summary
vi + 224 pages.
10 Italian duets, in the hand of Sarah Sophia Banks (1744-1818), dated 1767. Nos. 1, 3-5, 7-12 in the Handel-Gesellschaft edition, vol. 32 (2nd ed., 1880).
(pp. 1-9) Sono liete, fortunate [HWV 194 = H-G. III]
(pp. 10-26) Va, speme infida [HWV 199 = H-G. VII]
(pp. 27-42) Troppo cruda, troppo fiera [HWV 198 = H-G. IV]
(pp. 43-57) Che vai pensando, folle pensier [HWV 184 = H-G. V]
(pp. 58-70) Caro autor di mia godlia [HWV 183 = H-G. I]
(pp. 70-83) Quando in calmo ride [HWV 191 = H-G. IX]
(pp. 84-99) Tacite, ohimè, tacete [HWV 196 = H-G. X]
(pp. 100-117) Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi [HWV 197 = H-G. XII]
(pp. 118-139) A mirarvi io son intento [HWV 178 = H-G. VIII]
(pp. 132ff.) Conservate, raddoppiate [HWV 185 = H-G. XI]
On pp. 143-149 is an incomplete copy of 'Like as wax melteth. Alto solo from the IIIrd Chandos anthem', in a 19th- or 20th-cent. hand. Pp. 150-230 are ruled but otherwise blank.
Date
1767
Language
Italian
Physical extent
230 pages
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Collection contents
Music bequeathed by T. W. Bourne
G. F. Handel: 'Duetti da Camera'
