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Manuscripts of music by G.F. Handel, 1888-1946, n.d.

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MS. Mus. b.504

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Vocal music, sacred
  1. Messiah [HWV 56], [1898?]. Oboe 1 and 2 part, probably copied from the Foundling parts in 1898.
  2. Messiah. He trusted in God [HWV 56/28], 15 Jun 1940. Sketch in full score with a note: 'Copied from the German Handel Society’s Facsimile of the Autograph, p. 135 & seq. T.W. Bourne. 15.VI.40 (aged 78 today)'.
  3. Messiah. But thou didst not leave [HWV 56/32], [1898]. Short score labelled 'Cembalo part': piano accompaniment by T.W. Bourne with amendments in red ink. Also first 5 bars of the Symphony to this Air with a note 'substituted accompaniments (in red ink) by T.W. Bourne': score and 4 string parts. Score of the fragment torn 4/5 along the middle of the leaf. String parts are strips of paper.
  4. Messiah. How beautiful are the feet [HWV 56/38], 10 Nov 1918. Short score labelled 'Cembalo part'. Piano accompaniment by T.W. Bourne with amendments in red ink.
  5. Messiah. Thou shalt break them [HWV 56/43], [1898]. Short score labelled 'Cembalo part'. Piano accompaniment by T.W. Bourne with amendments in red ink.
  6. Joseph and his brethren. Minuet [HWV 59], 9 Apr 1929. Sketch in pencil and ink.
  7. Judas Maccabaeus. March [HWV 63/32b], n.d. Cembalo part by T.W. Bourne.
  8. Triumph of time and truth. From the heart that feels my warning [HWV 71/28], n.d. Organ part by T.W. Bourne.
  9. Chandos anthems. As pants the hart [HWV 251]. 'Psalm 42' with 'Overture' as the first movement, n.d. Parts by T.W. Bourne: organ (for use only with orchestra), viola x 1, violoncelli concertini x 1, bassi x 9, contrabassi x 1.
  10. Chandos anthems. O praise the Lord with one consent [HWV 254], n.d. Organ part by T.W. Bourne 'for use only with the original band parts'.
  11. Dettingen Te Deum. When Thou tookest upon Thee [HWV 283/7], n.d. Organ part by T.W. Bourne, with pasted in corrections.
  12. Rejoice the Lord is King [HWV 286], with 'Symphony on the original figured bass that concludes Handel's setting of the hymn' [by] T.W. Bourne, n.d.; S.Wesley’s transcript of Handel's manuscript in the Fitzwilliam [Museum]; the concluding Symphony based on Handel’s figured bass of the hymn - composed for orchestra by T.W. Bourne; and 16 cyclostyled copies of instrumental parts with the Symphony at end.

Vocal music, secular
  1. Rodrigo. Nasce il sol [HWV 5/3], n.d. Short score for the soprano solo in Handel's opera, with piano accompaniment by T.W. Bourne.
  2. Ottone. Ben chè mi sia crudele. [HWV 15/31b], Mar 1888. Short score with T.W. Bourne's note in red ink: 'N.B. This Aria is copied from the Smith M.S. in my possession; the notes here written in red ink represent the graces for the voice, which, in the M.S. above mentioned, are added in Handel’s own writing'.
  3. Rodelinda. Io già t’amai [HWV 19/3], n.d. Vocal score for the aria for tenor solo in Handel's opera with piano accompaniment by T.W. Bourne.
  4. Riccardo primo. March [HWV 23], n.d. Cembalo part by T.W. Bourne for the march in Act 3 in Handel's opera.
  5. Orlando. Overture [HWV 31], [1890s?]. Arrangement for piano by T.W. Bourne.
  6. Deidamia. Se pensi amor [HWV 42/9], n.d. Vocal score and violin concertini 1 and 2 part.

Instrumental music
  1. Water music [HWV 348], n.d. Violin 2 part.
  2. Water music. Overture [HWV 348], 4 Jul 1896. Cembalo part by T.W. Bourne. On p. [iv] there is new music with a note 'Pedal point near end of last movement of Handel’s Organ Concerto, Set III, no. 2 filled in T.W. Bourne, 4 July 1896'.
  3. 'Fugue in E minor, from String trio, op. 51, no. 3 [HWV 398]' arranged for organ by T.W. Bourne, Jun 1946.
  4. 'Sonata for hautboy', n.d. Sonata for oboe with accompaniment for piano by T.W. Bourne. Incomplete (8 bars only).
  5. Suite à deux clavecins, C minor, HWV 446. One draft score (dated 4 Aug 1909), one incomplete score (undated) and one complete score (dated 1910). The missing 2nd clavecin part is here supplied by T.W. Bourne. Also present are 1st clavecin and 2nd clavecin parts.
  6. Adagio from Organ concerto op. 4, no. 4 [HWV 292/3], n.d. First 9 bars of the arrangement by T.W. Bourne.
  7. 'Ad libitum for the organ, to the 2nd movement of Handel's Organ concerto' op. 7, no. 2, A major [HWV 307]. A sketch in pencil, a draft in ink and a clean draft in ink, all dated 15 Jun 1896.
  8. 'Cadenza to Handel's Organ concerto', op. 7, no. 2, A major [HWV 307], 15 Jun 1896.

Dates

  • Creation: 1888-1946, n.d.

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Mus. b.504

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