The musick for the Royal fireworks

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Title

Main Title The musick for the Royal fireworks
Alternate Title Music for the Royal fireworks

Creator

Composer: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759

Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

Name: [Printed for Arnold and sold by Longman]

Place of Publication: London, England

Date

Creation: 1788

Language

English

Description

Physical Description: 1 score (20 p.) ; 35 cm.
Content Description: This is a [ca. 1788] score of one of the arrangements Handel made of his "Music for the Royal Fireworks." The caption title gives indication that this version contains the music as performed in 1749. The Grove Dictionary of Music lists two other arrangements from ca. 1746. The performance forces of this edition include: trumpets (3), horns (3), timpani, oboes (2), bassoon, and strings (violin, viola, violoncello, and contrabass). The plate no. appears in both Roman and Arabic forms: No. XXIV and No. 24.

Subject

Library of Congress Subject Headings: Suites (Orchestra) -- 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: 19997675
UNT Catalog No.: 1324322
Call Number: M1003.H135 F5
RISM No.: RISM A/I, H 1506
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc11801

Note

Display Note: Full caption title: The musick [sic] for the Royal fireworks, performed in the year 1749.
Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Omniscan creationAppVersion: 11 creationHardware: Zeutschel OS 10000