The songs in the Ode wrote by Mr Dryden for St. Cecilia's day set by Mr. Handel.
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Category
Books
Date
1739
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3165476
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], 23,[1] p.. music ;. fol. Victorian 'penny red' stamp loose inside. Provenance: Eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, Curzon impaling Colyear, signed 'P. Mazell': 'Recte et Suaviter' (Franks 7705 1st state- bold text) [Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726-1804) m. 1750 Lady Caroline Colyear]. Binding: Eighteenth-century half calf, marbled paper sides. Title in gilt on red leather label on front board: 'Dryden's songs on St. Cecilias Day set to music by Handel'.
Makers and roles
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) John Dryden (1631 - 1700) John Walsh (1709 - 1766)