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Total number of records: 139

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Books and printed items138
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Brotherton Collection85
Ripon Cathedral18
English Literature14

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SubjectCount
overtures (chamber orchestra)24
oratorios11
concertos (organ)10
concerti grosso9
operas7
masques3
saint cecilia's day2
cantatas, secular2
overtures2
organ music, arranged1

Top 10: People and organisations

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Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)139
Handel, George Frideric13
Arnold, Samuel (1740-1802)9
Morell, Thomas (1703-1784)6
Arnold, Samuel5
Gay, John (1685-1732)4
Jennens, Charles (1700-1773)4
Dryden, John (1631-1700)3
Congreve, William (1670-1729)3
Humphreys, Samuel (1698?-1738)2

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From 1700134

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Sorsarme, King of Media

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)

1732

Full printed score of 'Sorsarme', an Italian copy, titled [translated]: 'Sosarme', Opera in three Acts, Represented at the King's Theatre in the Hay Market in London, in the Year 1732. The music of Mr...

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Joshua : a sacred drama

Morell, Thomas (1703-1784); Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)

[1779]

Without the music, by Handel. Caption title. Two columns to a page.

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Solomon : an oratorio

Morell, Thomas (1703-1784); Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)

[1779]

Libretto attributed to Thomas Morell.

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Saul : An oratorio

Jennens, Charles (1700-1773); Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759); Hamilton, Newburgh (1691-1761)

[1779]

Caption title. Without the music (by Handel). Imprint from Cameron. Head- and tail-piece. In two columns. Libretto by Charles Jennens; also attributed to Newburgh Hamilton.

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Daphnis and Amaryllis

Harris, James (1709-1780); Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)

[1779]

Originally published in 1762 under title: The spring. Caption title. Two columns to a page. Includes untitled songs composed by Handel and others cf. Nicoll (v.3., p266).

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Twelve grand concertos, in score : composed in the year 1737

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)

[1789]

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Samson, a sacred oratorio, in score; the words taken from Milton. The musick composed in the year 1742

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759); Milton, John (1608-1674)

[1789]

Arnold's edition, no.49-54.

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Alexander's feast or The power of musick : An ode wrote in honour of St. Cecilia by Mr. Dryden

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)

[1738]

Without signaturing. Number 167 omitted in the paging. Title within double line border.

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Joseph and his brethren : an oratorio

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759); Miller, James (1706-1744)

1744

Libretto by James Miller.

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Jephtha : a sacred oratorio in score, composed in the year 1751

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759); Morell, Thomas (1703-1784); Arnold, Samuel (1740-1802)

[1792]

Text by Thomas Morell. Arnold's ed.no. 116-121.

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Semele : a dramatick performance in score

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759); Arnold, Samuel (1740-1802); Congreve, William (1670-1729)

[1788]

Text adapted from Congreve by an unknown compiler. Arnold's ed. no.24-28.

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Hercules : an oratorio in score

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)

[1788?-1789]

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