In this Handel News article from September 2017 Dr Shuker describes the events which led to the uncovering of an earlier score of Handel’s ever popular pastorale “Acis and Galatea”, than has been available before. It is postulated that this fair copy score was made by William Babell. The reasons of coming to this conclusion is based on characteristic individual stylistic mannerisms in the copy. It is thought that this score dates from 1718, the year in which the piece was first performed in Cannons.
