Format : Vocal Score
Edition no.: BA 10700-90 ISMN: 9790006542161 Editor: Heinrich, Artie Arranger: Köhs, Andreas Language(s) of work: English, Italian, German Language(s) of text: German, English Product format: Piano reduction, Urtext edition Handel set the myth about the love of the shepherd Acis for the sea nymph Galatea from Ovid s Metamorphoses a total of three times: in the cantata Aci, Galatea e Polifemo HWV 72 (1708), the masque Acis and Galatea HWV 49a (1718) and finally the pasticcio-like serenata Acis and Galatea HWV 49b (1732) of which the original version is now made available in its complete form for the first time. A particular charm is provided by the use of two languages in the serenata. The work was originally conceived in English, as was required for the first performance. However, Handel s Italian singers were criticised for their poor command of English, so in the end, many numbers were sung in Italian. The extensive appendix to the vocal score includes the additional arias and newly composed movements for the versions used in the 1734 and 1736 performances. - Urtext edition based on the Halle Handel Edition - English and Italian original text with singable German translation - Extensive foreword in two languages (Ger/Eng) - Clear, straightforward piano reduction
SKU: SU.00220555
This CD Sheet Musicâ„¢ collection makes available vocal scores for G.F. Handel's familiar and lesser-known choral works. Includes: Oratorios (Messiah, Israel in Egypt, Judas Maccabeaus, Semele, Solomon, Theodora, more); Chandos, Coronation & Wedding Anthems, Ode to St. Cecelia's Day, Acis & Galatea, Alexander's Feast, Dettingen Te Deum, and more Also includes composer biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians 3700+ pages; 2 CDR Set
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