Esther, a sacred oratorio in score Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Esther, a sacred oratorio in score

Creator

  • Composer: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Librettist: Arbuthnot, John, 1667-1735
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: [Samuel Arnold]
    Place of Publication: [London, England]

Date

  • Creation: 1794

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This is a bound copy of a ca. 1794 score of "Esther," a sacred oratorio by Handel. The cover contains the inscription, "The works of Handel, edited by Dr. Arnold." It does not include the frontispiece preceding the t.p. According to the Grove Dictionary of Music, the English libretto of the oratorio was probably a collaborative work between John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope with additional words by Samuel Humphreys. A table of contents appears on p. 185 with incipits of first lines of text of recitatives and aria. The performance medium includes: oboes (2), flute, bassoon (2), trumpet, strings (violins, viola, violoncello, and bass), harp, soloists (S) and mixed chorus (SATB), and basso continuo. The choral number that appears in the appendix on p.183, contains a note, "This chorus comes in page 122."
  • Physical Description: 1 score (135 p.) ; 35 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Oratorios -- Scores.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Collection

  • Name: Virtual Music Rare Book Room
    Code: VRBR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Music Library
    Code: UNTML

Resource Type

  • Musical Score/Notation

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • OCLC: 20245696
  • Call Number: M2000 H22 E8 1794 c.2
  • UNT Catalog No.: b1373414
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc25949

Note

  • Display Note: Plate Nos. 135-139.
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Omniscan creationAppVersion: 11 creationHardware: Zeutschel OS 10000
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