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Collection Description
Collection name
Grand Selection (1792)
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A programme with words for a Grand Selection of Sacred Music from the works of Handel, rehearsed by the Cecilian Society on 30 April 1792.
This was a three-part programme consisting of selections from Samson, Judas Maccabaeus and Israel in Egypt.
Date range
1792 - 1792
Associated People and Organisations
Handel, George Frideric -
Cecilian Society -
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Associated Times
18th century - late 1776-1799
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Word books
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Foundling Museum
40 Brunswick Square
Bloomsbury London WC1N 1AZ United Kingdom Open Map
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http://www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk
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The Gerald Coke Handel Collection is an internationally important collection of material relating to Handel and his contemporaries, including manuscripts, printed books and music, libretti, paintings and engravings, memorabilia, art works and ephemera. The Handel collection is open for research Wednesday-Friday, and the display room (with access to recorded music) is open with the rest of the museum Tuesday-Sunday 10-6.
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