Almira, HWV 1 (Handel, George Frideric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1705
Genre Categories Singspiele; Theatrical Works; Revues; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; German language; For trumpet, harpsichord, strings (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the harpsichord (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For strings with soloists (arr); For trumpet, organ (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 2 players (arr); For 4 recorders (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For 4 players (arr); For keyboard (arr); Scores featuring keyboard soloists (arr)
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Performances

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Prelude (Act 1, Scene 4)

For Trumpet, Harpsichord and Strings (Rondeau)

 Virtual Performance
#432623 - 2.45MB - 2:40 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 207×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2016/7/30)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
Performers MIDI
Copyright
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Virtual Performance
#432627 - 2.45MB - 2:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 116×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2016/7/30)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
Performers MIDI
Copyright
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Chaconne and Sarabande

For 4 Recorders (Tennent)

 Synthesized Performance
#506228 - 0.02MB - 5:20 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 208×⇩ - MID - Rdtennent

MID file (audio/video)
Rdtennent (2017/12/25)

Publisher Info. R.D. Tennent
Performers PhotoScore
Copyright
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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 E minor.
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#707799 - 54.47MB, 143 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 96×⇩ - BachFan

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BachFan (2021/6/12)

Copyist Unknown Scribe
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1770-1800).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. 9050
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 Complete Score
#18968 - 25.78MB, 132 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7006×⇩ - Ivdruiz

PDF scanned by D-Mbs
Ivdruiz (2008/7/17)

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 55
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1873. Plate H.W. 55.
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Parts

Aria: Vedrai s'a tuo dispetto (Act III, sc.8)

 Oboe/Violins I
#326919 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 731×⇩ - Oboenils

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Oboenils (2014/5/30)

 Violins II
#326920 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 225×⇩ - Oboenils

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Oboenils (2014/5/30)

 Violas
#326921 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 196×⇩ - Oboenils

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Oboenils (2014/5/30)

 Continuo (Cellos, Basses, Keyboard)
#326922 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 449×⇩ - Oboenils

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Oboenils (2014/5/30)

Editor Nils Jönsson
Publisher. Info. Nils Jönsson
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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Selections

Prelude (Act 1, Scene 4)

For Trumpet, Harpsichord and Strings (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Parts
#432621 - 0.38MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 516×⇩ - Michrond

PDF typeset by arranger
Michrond (2016/7/30)

 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
#432622 - 1.01MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 149×⇩ - Michrond

ZIP typeset by arranger
Michrond (2016/7/30)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Trumpet Part
#432624 - 0.20MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 484×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2016/7/30)

 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
#432625 - 0.48MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 137×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2016/7/30)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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Chaconne and Sarabande

For 4 Recorders (Tennent)

 Complete Score
#506226 - 0.05MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1151×⇩ - Rdtennent

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Rdtennent (2017/12/25)

 Complete Parts
#506227 - 0.12MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 326×⇩ - Rdtennent

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Rdtennent (2017/12/25)

Arranger R.D. Tennent
Publisher. Info. R.D. Tennent
Copyright
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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 E minor.
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For Keyboard Instrument (Heidtmann)

 Complete Score
#718444 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 496×⇩ - Klaus Heidtmann

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Klaus Heidtmann (2021/7/22)

Arranger Klaus Heidtmann (b. 1952)
Publisher. Info. Klaus Heidtmann, 2021.
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Misc. Notes Sarabande (Act 1, Scene 1)
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General Information

Work Title Almira
Alternative. Title Almira : der in Krohnen erlangte Glückswechsel oder Almira, Königin von Castilien : Singspiel in 3 Handlungen
Name Translations Almira, Königin von Castilien; Αλμίρα; Альмира; D Opere «Almira» vom Georg Friedrich Händel; アルミーラ
Name Aliases Der in Krohnen erlangte Glücks-Wechsel; Almira, Kønigin von Castilien
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 184483805; LCCN: no95007791; GND: 300064152
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 1
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGH 57
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1705
First Performance. 1705-01-08 in Hamburg, Theater am Gänsemarkt
First Publication. 1873 or before
Librettist Friedrich Christian Feustking, after Giulio Pancieri (1691)
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
Cast
Almira, Queen of Castilia (soprano)
Edilia, a Princess (soprano)
Consalvo, Almira's guardian (bass)
Osman, his son (tenor)
Fernando, an orphan (tenor)
Raymondo, King of Mauretania (bass)
Bellante, Princess of Aranda (soprano)
Tabarco (tenor)
Mixed Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra
2 flutes, 2 oboes, [bassoon], 3 trumpets, timpani
viola da bracchio solo, strings (violins à 3), continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
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Discography MusicBrainz
Authorities Wikidata
External Links Wikipedia article

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