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TABLE F.
AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS
(continued).
George Frederic Handel (b. 23 Feb., 1685—d. 14 April, 1759):—
| 124. | Cantata; dated, Rome, 3 March, 1708. | |
| 125. | Part of the first movement of the "Water Music," composed in 1715. | |
| 126. | Part of the Chandos Anthem, No. 8: "As pants the hart"; composed circ. 1719. | |
| 127. | Conclusion of the Fourth Organ Concerto, introducing a chorus for the "Hallelujah," composed in 1735. | |
| 128. | The introduction to the Second Organ Concerto (op. 4), published in 1738. | |
| 129. | The opening bars of the anthem, "The King shall rejoice," composed in 1743 in honour of the victory at Dettingen. | |
| 130. | Bass air from the Fourth Act of "Alcestis" (Handel's only English opera), composed in 1750. |
[A portrait of Handel, engraved in 1749 from the picture by Thomas Hudson, accompanies the autographs.]
131. Franz Joseph Haydn (1732—1809). Symphony in E flat, "Mit dem Paukenwirbel," in full score, 1795: the opening and concluding bars. Presented by the composer to Cherubini, and inscribed "di me, Giuseppe Haydn, padre del celebre Cherubini, ai 24to Feb. '806." [Add. MS. 31,707.]
132. Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756—1791). String-quartet in B flat, op. 94, No. 5, composed in 1773: beginnings of the first and last movements. [Add. MS. 31,749.]
133. Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770—1827). Sketches of "Adelaïde" and the scherzo from the trio, op. 1, No. 2; from one of Beethoven's sketch books, two of which are in the Museum collections. [Add. MS. 29,801.]
134. Franz Peter Schubert (1797—1828). "Die Verschworenen, oder der häusliche Krieg": opera in full score, signed, and dated April, 1823. [Add. MS. 29,802.]
