Selections from various works by George Frideric Handel, [copied ca. 1740].

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Selections from various works by George Frideric Handel, [copied ca. 1740].

Single manuscript part-book with a march and excerpts from operas, odes and an oratorio by Handel. Contents: Serenade [Birthday ode for Queen Anne], Rinaldo, Julius Caesar, Alexander's Feast, L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato.

1 ms. part book ; 24 x 30 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7307330

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759

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Most material is from the oratorio; see Callno. 7087. This arrangement 1943.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphonic suite no. V : the triumph of Truth : based on / Handel ; free arrangement by Zoltan Fekete. c1943. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50064356 From the opera in three acts, librettist unknown. Composed 1707 or 1708.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Dance of the sailors : from Rodrigo / G.F. H...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...