Siroe, re di Persia, HWV 24 (Handel, George Frideric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1728-2-5
Genre Categories Opera seria; Theatrical Works; Operas; For 6 voices, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; Italian language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For trumpet, organ (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 2 players (arr); For harpsichord (arr); Scores featuring the harpsichord (arr)

Contents

Performances

Naxos

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Prelude (Act II, Sc.3)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Virtual Performance
#437804 - 2.94MB - 3:13 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 66×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

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Michrond (2016/9/5)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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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

Complete

 Complete Score
#19037 - 22.30MB, 118 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4355×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 75
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1878. Plate H.W. 75.
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Selections

 Arias
#268891 - 15.83MB, 80 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1725×⇩ - Bassani

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Bassani (2013/2/8)

Publisher. Info. London: John Walsh, n.d.[1732].
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"Mi credi infedele" Aria of Siroe (Act 2, Sc.3)

 Complete Score
#507069 - 0.16MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 575×⇩ - Unmostro

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Unmostro (2018/1/1)

Editor Andrey Sharapov
Publisher. Info. Andrey Sharapov, 2018.
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Parts

Ouverture

 Violino I
#781832 - 0.16MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 61×⇩ - editor

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⇒ 7 more: Violino II • Violino III • Viola • Bassi • Oboe I • Oboe II • Fagotto

 Violino II
#781833 - 0.16MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 34×⇩ - editor

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 Violino III
#781834 - 0.17MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 29×⇩ - editor

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 Viola
#781835 - 0.15MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 31×⇩ - editor

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 Bassi
#781836 - 0.15MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 33×⇩ - editor

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 Oboe I
#781837 - 0.16MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 42×⇩ - editor

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 Oboe II
#781838 - 0.16MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 26×⇩ - editor

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 Fagotto
#781839 - 0.14MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 28×⇩ - editor

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Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2022
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Misc. Notes Urtext after the Chrysander edition
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"Mi credi infedele" Aria of Siroe (Act 2, Sc.3)

 Violins I
#507071 - 0.09MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 96×⇩ - Unmostro

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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
#507074 - 0.08MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 60×⇩ - Unmostro

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Editor Andrey Sharapov
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Selections

For Piano (Duncan)

 Ch'io mai vi possa
#546301 - 0.10MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1115×⇩ - Parsonstreet

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 Se l'amor tuo mi rendi
#546303 - 0.09MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 212×⇩ - Parsonstreet

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Arranger Andrew Paul Duncan (b. 1976)
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Prelude (Act II, Sc.3)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Trumpet Part
#437802 - 0.20MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 189×⇩ - Michrond

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 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
#437803 - 0.54MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 105×⇩ - Michrond

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Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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Jigg

For Harpsichord (Prelleur)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Peter Prelleur (1705-1741)
Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2005
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Misc. Notes The Modern Musick-Master, or The Universal Musician
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Benchè tinta del sangue fraterno

For Piano (Duncan)

 Complete Score
#548774 - 0.08MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 174×⇩ - Parsonstreet

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Arranger Andrew Paul Duncan (b. 1976)
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Librettos

 Complete Italian/English Libretto (1728)
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 Italian text (1728)
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 English translation (1728)
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Editor Colin Wake (b. 1950)
Publisher. Info. Colin Wake, 2022.
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Misc. Notes The 1728 Audience Wordbook transcribed for convenient modern use.

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

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General Information

Work Title Siroe, re di Persia
Alternative. Title Siroe ; Genserico
Name Translations Siroe; Siroe, rey de Persia; Siroe, Re di Persia; شیرویه پادشاه ایران; Σιρόης
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 180797489; LCCN: n2006053905; GND: 300560982; BNF: 13913127c
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 24
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 450
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1728-2-5
First Performance. 1728-2-17 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (Siroe)
Faustina Bordoni (Emira)
Francesca Cuzzoni (Laodice)
Antonio Baldi (Medarse)
Giuseppe Maria Boschi (Cosroe)
Giovanni Battista Palmerini (Arasse)
First Publication. 1732 ca. in part
Librettist Nicola Francesco Haym, after Pietro Metastasio, 1726
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, orchestra
InstrDetail
Cast
Siroe (alto-castrato)
Emira (soprano)
Laodice (soprano)
Medarse (alto-castrato)
Cosroe Boschi (bass)
Arasse (bass)

Orchestra

2 oboes, [bassoons], strings, continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
Manuscript Sources Mss score by J.C. Smith Sr., n.d.(ca.1728). GB-Lbl, Eg. 2926
Overture, holograph score, 1728. GB-Lbl, R.M.20.c.9.
Or mi perdo di speranza (insertion), Holograph score. n.d.(ca.1728). GB-Lbl, R.M.20.c.9
External Links Wikipedia article
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