Beschreibung:

notated for soprano voice and orchestra, in black ink on two five-stave systems, with revisions and alterations in pencil, probably a revision of 'Se povero il ruscello' from Ezio, comprising the final seven bars of the middle (“B”) section of a da capo aria in G major, with, at the end of the manuscript, the first two bars of the repeat of the opening orchestral ritornello, with the main theme of the aria in the violins, and the opening syllable of the repeat of the “A” section ("Se..."), the staves rules in brown ink, the ends in red ink 1 page, oblong 4to, (24 x 28.2 cms), 10-stave paper, watermarked "LVG" with a shield, inky fingerprints on verso (Handel's?), [probably 1734], some restoration around the margins not affecting the text, Handel's ink strong and clear, trace of mount on verso, staining and small tears to margins