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Handel Festival York (1791)
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Programmes and wordbooks for the three performances given at the Cathedral, York between 16 and 18 August 1791 as the Musical Festival, conducted by Mr Camidge Jun.
All programmes begin with a list of the Patrons of the Festival and the wordbooks carry the names of the vocal soloists.
There are a large number of handwritten annotations which offer detailed observations on the success, or otherwise, of the performance.
The first and third performances are referred to as Grand Selections and are drawn from the oratorio compositions of Handel. The middle performance was of The Messiah.
Date range
1791 - 1791
Associated People and Organisations
Handel, George Frideric -
Camidge, John Jnr -
Associated Places
Cathedral, York
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18th century - late 1776-1799
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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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