La Sena festeggiante, RV 693 (Vivaldi, Antonio)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1726).
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Misc. Notes Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, Turin (I-Tn): Foà 27, f.146-253
This manuscript was probably copied by Giovanni Battista Vivaldi (father of Antonio Vivaldi).
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Editor Julián Nicolás Mellado (b. 2001)
Publisher. Info. Julián Nicolás Mellado, 2025.
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Ouverture (Part 2 No.11)

Editor Reynier Guerrero
Publisher. Info. Reynier Guerrero @ il delirio fantastico, 2016.
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Misc. Notes Manuscript source used to create the edition: I-Tn, Foà 27, Bl. 146-253. There's an "A" note in bar no.53 in the Second instrumental part, just preceeded by an "A-flat" note in the Bass part, and there's again an "A-flat" in the Bass part, one bar after. The editor's choice is to indicate an "A-flat" (bar 53) in the Second (instrumental) part.
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Aria: 'Vaga perla benché sia' (Part I No.6)

Editor Claus Fischer
Publisher. Info. Claus Fischer
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Misc. Notes After the manuscript in the Biblioteca Universitaria di Torino.
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Sinfonia (Part I No.1)

5 more: Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses • Continuo

Editor Julián Nicolás Mellado (b. 2001)
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Misc. Notes Contrabbasso part is optional (original basso part is labeled as 'Violoncello').
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Ouverture (Part II No.11)

Editor Reynier Guerrero
Publisher. Info. Reynier Guerrero @ il delirio fantastico, 2016.
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Misc. Notes Manuscript source used to create the edition: I-Tn, Foà 27, Bl. 146-253. There's an "A" note in bar no.53 in the Second instrumental part, just preceeded by an "A-flat" note in the Bass part, and there's again an "A-flat" in the Bass part, one bar after. The editor's choice is to indicate an "A-flat" (bar 53) in the Second (instrumental) part.
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5 more: Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses • Continuo (Harpsichord)

Editor Julián Nicolás Mellado (b. 2001)
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Misc. Notes Contrabbasso part is optional (original basso part is labeled as 'Violoncello').
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Work Title La Sena festeggiante
Alternative. Title
Name Translations La Senna festeggiante; la senna festigiante
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 186699824; LCCN: n79134194; GND: 1065490151
Composer Vivaldi, Antonio
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. RV 693
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IAV 319
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Sinfonia, 2 Parts:
  • Sinfonia (Allegro - Andante molto - Allegro molto)
  • Parte I:
1. Della Sena in su le sponde (a tre)
2. Io che raminga errante il piè movea - Se qui pace (Età dell'oro)
3. Anch'io raminga errando - In quest'onde (Virtù)
4. Illustri amiche - Qui nel profondo (Senna)
5. Potrem fra noi la pace (Virtù)
6. Vaga perla benché sia (Virtù)
7. Tal di me parlo - Al mio seno (Età dell'oro)
8. Qui per darci amabil pace (Età dell'oro e Virtù)
9. Ma rimirate amiche - L'alta lor gloria immortale (Senna)
10. Di queste selve venite o numi (a tre)
  • Parte II:
11. Ouverture
12. Ma già ch'unito - Pietà, dolcezza (Senna)
13. Stelle, con vostra pace (Virtù)
14. Io qui provo sì caro diletto (Età dell'oro e Virtù)
15. Quanto felici siete - Giace languente (Età dell'oro)
16. Quanto felici siete - Così suol nell'Aurora (Virtù)
17. Non fu mai più vista in soglio (Età dell'oro)
18. Il destin, la sorte, il fato (a tre)
First Performance. 1726? in Venice
Librettist Domenico Lalli (1679–1741)
Language Italian
Dedication Louis XV
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation soprano, contralto, bass, orchestra
InstrDetail flute, recorder, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, strings, continuo (harpsichord)
External Links Wikipedia article (in Italian)

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