Shelfmark
Ibb5.4.34
Author
Uniform title
[Messiah]
Title
The Messiah : a sacred oratorio composed in the year 1741 / by G. F. Handel ; edited, and the additional accompaniments largely re-written, by Ebenezer Prout.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : New York : Novello and Company, Limited ; The H. W. Gray Co., c1902.
Physical description
1 score (xvii, [3], 351 p.) ; 36 cm.
Language
English words.
Language
Staff notation.
Note
For solo voices, mixed chorus (SATB) and orchestra.
Provenance
This copy was presented by the Windsor and Eton Choral Society (WECS) to Mervyn Bruxner during the centenary performance of Messiah.
Provenance
Sheet of paper loosley inserted containing typewritten information about the provenance of the score.
Provenance
Label tipped in on the front flyleaf with a handwritten dedication in black ink: "Mervyn Bruxner in grateful recognition of all his work from The Windsor and Eton Choral Society in the Centenary year 1941".
Provenance
Signed by Henry G. Ley on page 1 of the front endpapers.
Provenance
The front endpapers also contain signatures of members of the society in the choir and the orchestra.
Binding
20th century full green leather binding; gilt initial "G.M.B." on front cover: double fillet border blind-stamped on covers; gilt titling on spine; blank endpapers.
Copy-specific note
Used as a conductor’s copy, with extensive handwritten annotations in pencil throughout the score.
Copy-specific note
Includes three copies of the program for a performance at Dartington College and Arts Centre on December 17, 1961 (one appears to be a proof copy containing corrections in black ink); programs include details about the soloists, the work itself, and a list of the Messiah's movements.
Subject
Oratorios Scores.
Genre/Form
Scores.
Genre/Form
Songs.
Added entry--name
Prout, Ebenezer, 1835 - 1909 editor.
Added entry--name
Bruxner, Mervyn, 1899 - ? donor.
Added entry--name
Ley, Henry G., 1887 - 1962 former owner.
Added entry--name
Novello & Co. publisher.
Added entry--name
H. W. Gray Company publisher.
Added entry--name
Windsor and Eton choral society fomer owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Added entry--place
United States New York.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B53722