Scores of Chandos Anthems nos. 4 and 5 by G.F. Handel, copied by the younger Richard Goodson; numbered '2' on p. i.
- (pp. 1-22) No. 4, O sing unto the Lord [HWV 249a];
- (pp. 22-47) No. 5, I will magnify thee [HWV 250a].
Parts are at MS. Mus. Sch. c. 104.
Dates
- Creation: mid-18th cent.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Physical Description
Watermark, bend and lily, countermark IV. 50 pages, probably quired in sixes. Pp. 25-47 were formerly pp. [36]-58. Ruling, 16 5-line staves, red marginal ruling.
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. Sch. b. 1, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. Sch. b. 1
Music School B. 6. 13
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17278
Abstract
Full score of Handel's Chandos Anthems, nos. 4 and 5, copied by the younger Richard Goodson, [1700s-1730s].
Biographical / Historical
George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) was a composer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Other Finding Aids
Robert Hake, [Catalogue of the Music School Collection], c 1850-1855. No. XXII.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 26402.
Custodial History
This item is part of the Music School collection of printed and manuscript music, which was originally bequeathed to the University of Oxford by William Heather (c 1563-1627), and gradually added to until the end of the 18th century.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was transferred to the Bodleian in 1885.
Physical Description
Watermark, bend and lily, countermark IV. 50 pages, probably quired in sixes. Pp. 25-47 were formerly pp. [36]-58. Ruling, 16 5-line staves, red marginal ruling.
Dimensions
Large upright folio
Subject
- Title
- Full score of Handel's Chandos Anthems, nos. 4 and 5
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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