Admeto, HWV 22 (Handel, George Frideric)

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Aria: 'Cangio d’aspetto' (Act I, Sc.6)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
Performers MIDI
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 73
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1877. Plate H.W. 73.
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Parts

Overture, Act I

Copyist Johann Gottfried Grundig (ca.1706–1773)
Johann Gottlieb Morgenstern (1687–1763)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1725-35).
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Misc. Notes Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden (D-Dl): Mus.2410-F-29
Includes 5 movements from Ouverture-Suite, TWV 55:D3 by Telemann
Schrank II coll.
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Overture, Act II

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1731-50).
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Misc. Notes Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden (D-Dl): Mus.2410-F-77
Includes anonymous movements after the ouverture. Schrank II coll.
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Vocal Scores

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1700s).
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Misc. Notes From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): MS 2254
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Editor Ebenezer Prout (1835–1909)
Language English / Italian
Translator Nathan Haskell Dole (1852–1935), English text
Publisher. Info. Songs and Airs of G.F. Handel, Vol.I (pp.45-50)
Boston: Oliver Ditson Co., 1905. Plate ML-1085-6.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Aria: Cangio d’aspetto (Act I, Sc.6)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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For Organ (Best)
Arranger William Thomas Best (1826–1897)
Publisher. Info. Arrangements from the Scores of the Great Masters, Vol.2 (pp.348-52)
London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. Plate 2229.
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Aria: Si l'arco avessi i strali (Act I, Sc.9)

For 4 Recorders (Rowlands)
Arranger David Ian Rowlands (b. 1957)
Publisher. Info. David Ian Rowlands
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Misc. Notes Recorders in SATB.
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Librettos

Editor Colin Wake (b. 1950)
Publisher. Info. Colin Wake, 2022.
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Misc. Notes The 1727 Audience Wordbook transcribed for convenient modern use.

The separate language pages are more precise transcripts for study purposes.

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Arranger Anonymous
Copyist Charles-André van Loo (1705–1765)
Publisher. Info. The Grand Turk Giving a Concert to his Mistress
Oil on canvas, 1737.
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General Information

Work Title Admeto
Alternative. Title Admeto, rè di Tessaglia ; Admetus, King of Thessaly
Name Translations Άδμητος (Χαίντελ); Admeto, re di Tessaglia; Адмет
Name Aliases Άδμητος (όπερα); Admeto (re di Tessaglia)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 185965514; LCCN: n00076510; GND: 300064012; BNF: 139131261
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 22
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 5
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1726
First Performance. 1727-1-31 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket [more...]
Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (Admeto)
Faustina Bordoni (Alceste)
Francesca Cuzzoni (Antigona)
Giuseppe Maria Boschi (Ercole)
Anna Dotti (Orindo)
Antonio Baldi (Trasimede)
Giovanni Battista Palmerini (Meraspe)
Librettist Bartolomeo Ortensio Mauro (1634–1725)
Aurelio Aureli (1652–1708)
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
Cast
Alceste (soprano)
Antigona (soprano)
Admeto (alto-castrato)
Ercole (bass)
Trasimede (alto-castrato)
Orindo (contralto)
Meraspe (baritone)
Apollo (bass)
A voice (baritone)

Orchestra

flute, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings (3 violins), continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
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