Rodrigo, HWV 5 (Handel, George Frideric)

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Overture

For 4 Recorders (Tennent)
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Mondrup Recorder Collection. Transposed to G major.
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Aria 'Pugneran con noi le stelle' (Act I, Scene 1)

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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

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Fredde Ceneri d'Amor (Act II, Scene 4)

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Sheet Music

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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 56
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1873. Plate H.W. 56.
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Editor Adolf Hoffmann (1898–1983)
Publisher. Info. Cologne: P.J. Tonger, n.d.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A1542.
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4 more: Violins II (Oboe 2) • Violas • Cellos/Basses (Bassoon) • Harpsichord

Editor Adolf Hoffmann (1898–1983)
Publisher. Info. Cologne: P.J. Tonger, n.d.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A1542.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For 2 Oboes, Bassoon, Strings and Continuo (Kompy)

7 more: Violin 1/Oboe 1 • Violin 2/Oboe 2 • Violin 3 (Viola 2) • Viola • Cello/Violone • English Horn ad lib. • Solo Violin (only Passacaille)

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Misc. Notes Ouverture—Gigue—Sarabande—Matelot—Menuet I—Bourrée—[Rigaudon]—Menuet II—Passacaille
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For String Orchestra

4 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos and Basses

Arranger Helmut Kickton
Publisher. Info. Bad Kreuznach: Kreuznacher Diakonie Kantorei
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Misc. Notes Transposed to G major - See answer from Helmut Kickton in my (kompy) discussion page for permission from Helmut Kickton
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Overture

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Gavotte

For Violin and Piano (Grünwald and Standke)
Arranger Adolf Grünwald (1826-1901)
Otto Standke (1832-1885)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 11101.
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Misc. Notes The cover of this score says that it is for cello and piano, though the music itself is clearly for violin. Handel called this movement Matelot.
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For Piano 4 hands (Winkler)
Arranger Louis Winkler (1820–1886)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.
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Aria 'Pugneran con noi le stelle' (Act I, Scene 1)

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Arranger Michel Rondeau
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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)
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Fredde Ceneri d'Amor (Act II, Scene 4)

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General Information

Work Title Rodrigo
Alternative. Title Vincer se stesso è la maggior vittoria
Name Translations Ροντρίγκο; Родриго; رودريغو; Rodrigo (opero)
Name Aliases Vincer se stesso e la maggior vittoria
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 186123695; LCCN: no99062031; GND: 300359764; BNF: 140168895
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 5
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 431
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1707
First Performance. 1707-11 in Florence, Teatro Cocomero
  • Rodrigo, King of Spain: Stefano Frilli (soprano-castrato)
  • Esilena, his wife: Anna Maria Cecchi Torri, called "La Beccarina" (soprano)
  • Giuliano, count of Ceuta: Francesco Guicciardi (tenor)
  • Florinda, sister of Giuliano: Aurelia Marcello (soprano)
  • Evanco, King of Aragon: Caterina Azzolini, called "La Valentina" (soprano)
  • Fernando: Giuseppe Perini (alto-castrato)
Librettist After Francesco Silvani, 1700
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation SSSSAT soloists, two oboes, two recorders, strings and continuo.
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