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

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Prelude (Act II, Sc.3)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

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Sheet Music

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

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Parts

Ouverture

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

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)

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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

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Arranger Michel Rondeau
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Jigg

For Harpsichord (Prelleur)
Arranger Peter Prelleur (1705-1741)
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Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2005
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Benchè tinta del sangue fraterno

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Arranger Andrew Paul Duncan (b. 1976)
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Librettos

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 [more...]
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 [more...]
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
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