Rossane and other opera arias : manuscript, [1738-1743].

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Rossane and other opera arias : manuscript, [1738-1743].

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Music manuscript of miscellaneous opera arias by Handel and others, written in unknown hand. Contains the Italian setting of "Return O God of Hosts," used in the pasticcio opera "Rossane, " or "Alexander in India, " the year following the first performance of "Samson, " and which has not been printed. Two other unpublished Handel songs include "La Gloria e la Fortuna, " and "Son questi Vaghi, " originally written for later performances of "Alexander in India, " are here written out for "Rossane, " in Nov.- Dec. 1743.

1 v. of music (276 p.) : paper ; 29 x 23 cm.

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Mummery, Kenneth,

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Hall, James, 1761-1832

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Veracini, Francesco Maria, 1690-1768

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Pescetti, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1704-1766

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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...