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HANDEL, George
Frideric, 1685-1759
Handel’s
Will. Facsimiles and Commentary Edited by
Donald Burrows
London, 2008.
25 x 35 cm, 34, 30 pp. The
manuscript of Handel’s last will written on 1 June
1750, with the accompanying codicils signed by the composer in 1756,
1757, and 1759 is one of
the most important items in the Gerald Coke Handel Collection. It is
reproduced here for the
first time in full color with commentary by Donald Burrows, Ellen T.
Harris and Richard
Crewdson, published on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the
composer’s death. Handel
died a rich man with a net worth of about $3 million by today’s
standards. This incredible
document, together with its commentaries and translations of French and
German parts of the
will provide a fascinating glimpse into the successful career of the
composer, his family and
close associates. Bound with handsome paper boards, with reproduction
of folio 1 of the will.
$60
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