'Amadis' ['Amadigi di Gaula']. Opera by G. F. Handel with additional arias. Full score

Title

'Amadis' ['Amadigi di Gaula']. Opera by G. F. Handel with additional arias. Full score

Shelfmark

MS. Tenbury 884

Summary

Contents:

(p. 1) 'Amadigi', opera

(p. 171) Hai due vaghe pupillette ('Silla', II.8)

(p. 175) Se la speranza ('Silla', 1.6)

(p. 180) Io godo scherzo (alternative to 'Amadigi', I.8)

(p. 185) La crudele lortananza (see 'Dulcis amor', 'Silete venti')

(p. 190) Mi brilla nel seno ('Silla', II.7)

(p. 195) Sorge nel petto ((words from 'Rinaldo', III.4)

(p. 198) Torni la gioia

(p. 207) No non cosi severe

(p. 214) Vieni o cara lieta in petto

(p. 220) Sento primo le procelle (?'Admeto')

(p. 233) Col raggio placido ('Agrippina', II.14)

(p. 236) Splenda lieta (?'Rinaldo', 1717)

(p. 241) Ogni tu bella stilla ('Rinaldo', 1717)

(p. 246) Preggio e sol

(p. 255) Sorte amor ('Rinaldo', 1717)

(p. 259) Vieni o caro che senza il suo core

(p. 264) Spera chi sa

(p. 274) Sa perche pena

(p. 280) Con lacrime si belle

(p. 287) Minacciami non ho timor

(p. 295) Final chorus and ballet ('Amadigi'. III.6)

In the hand of John Christopher Smith.

Date

mid-18th cent.

Language

Italian

Physical extent

1 volume

Custodial history

It is stated that the initials G. F. H. stamped on the back of the cover below the tide imply that this was Handel's own copy of this work. 'K.25' on the top of the left corner of the front cover is probably in Smith's hand and may be the reference number for the theatre library. This MS. belonged subsequently to Thomas Chilcot, organist of Bath in 1757, and later to 'John Phillpot the gift of Thomas Field Junior, Organist of Bath 1803'.