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Handel鈥檚 Will: Love & Legacy
See Handel's original will as well as portraits, documents and musical scores relating to his bequest.
In 1750 Handel wrote two copies of his will, and over his remaining nine years he added four codicils. They offer a rare glimpse of his personal as well as his professional life, naming friends as well as colleagues, placing his servants at the head of his list of beneficiaries, and reflecting his compassion for those who had not achieved the comfort and status which he enjoyed.
Handel鈥檚 Will: Love & Legacy investigates the people who benefited from his will, as well as the charities he endowed. As well as the original will, the display includes portraits, documents and musical scores relating to the bequests, the beneficiaries and those preparation of the documents themselves, placing it in the context of other musicians鈥� wills and exploring the context for Handel鈥檚 support of two charities, the Society of Musicians and the Foundling Hospital.
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See Handel's original will as well as portraits, documents and musical scores relating to his bequest.
In 1750 Handel wrote two copies of his will, and over his remaining nine years he added four codicils. They offer a rare glimpse of his personal as well as his professional life, naming friends as well as colleagues, placing his servants at the head of his list of beneficiaries, and reflecting his compassion for those who had not achieved the comfort and status which he enjoyed.
Handel鈥檚 Will: Love & Legacy investigates the people who benefited from his will, as well as the charities he endowed. As well as the original will, the display includes portraits, documents and musical scores relating to the bequests, the beneficiaries and those preparation of the documents themselves, placing it in the context of other musicians鈥� wills and exploring the context for Handel鈥檚 support of two charities, the Society of Musicians and the Foundling Hospital.
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