Handel's Songs, Selected From His Oratorios: Volume 3

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This is the third volume of a five-volume anthology featuring arias and songs from various oratorios by G. F. Handel. The vocal score contains musical selections arranged for 1-2 voices with unrealized figured bass intended for harpsichord (continuo), oboe, or flute accompaniment. The English text is printed between the treble and bass, or alto staves. A publisher's note on the t.p. announced the availability of instrumental parts sold separately. The table of content indicates the oratorio from which the arias and songs were taken. The songs are numbered continuously from 161-240 paginated from 334-498.

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1 vocal score (5 v.) ; 25 x 35 cm.

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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 1785.

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  • H. Wright
    Publisher Info: London, printed by H. Wright, proprietor, printer & publisher of all Handel's works, no. 13 Catherine St., Strand.
    Place of Publication: [London, England]

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  • Main Title: Handel's Songs, Selected From His Oratorios: Volume 3
  • Added Title: Handel's Songs, Selected From His Oratorios: for the Harpsichord, Voice, Hautboy, or German Flute, in Five Vols.

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This is the third volume of a five-volume anthology featuring arias and songs from various oratorios by G. F. Handel. The vocal score contains musical selections arranged for 1-2 voices with unrealized figured bass intended for harpsichord (continuo), oboe, or flute accompaniment. The English text is printed between the treble and bass, or alto staves. A publisher's note on the t.p. announced the availability of instrumental parts sold separately.

The table of content indicates the oratorio from which the arias and songs were taken. The songs are numbered continuously from 161-240 paginated from 334-498.

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1 vocal score (5 v.) ; 25 x 35 cm.

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Full title as appears in the t.p.: Handel's songs, selected from his oratorios, for the harpsichord, voice, hautboy, or German flute, in 5 vols.

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"Vol. III."

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  • 1785

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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Handel's Songs, Selected From His Oratorios: Volume 3, score, 1785; [London, England]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc25953/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.

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