Imeneo, HWV 41 (Handel, George Frideric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1738-9-20
Genre Categories Opera seria; Theatrical Works; Operas; For 5 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 trumpet, organ (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

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Performances

Naxos

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Synthesized/MIDI

Prelude (Act I, Scene 4)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Synthesized Performance
#440750 - 2.62MB - 2:51 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 92×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2016/9/27)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
Performers MIDI
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score (Preview)
#19087 - 23.41MB, 124 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2439×⇩ - Ivdruiz

PDF scanned by D-Mbs
Ivdruiz (2008/7/18)

 Complete Score (Preview)
#63015 - 19.10MB, 120 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1748×⇩ - piupianissimo

PDF scanned by Łódź University Library
piupianissimo (2010/5/1)

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 93
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1885. Plate H.W. 93.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Originally scanned at 300dpi grayscale, converted to 600dpi monocrome.
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Selections

 Chorus: Vien Imeneo fra voi
#879757 - 16.49MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by GB-Lcm
Royal College o... (2023/10/12)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1700s).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): MS 2254
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Prelude (Act I, Scene 4)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Trumpet Part
#440748 - 0.17MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 207×⇩ - Michrond

PDF typeset by arranger
Michrond (2016/9/27)

 Engraving files (Finale and XML)
#440749 - 0.50MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 130×⇩ - Michrond

ZIP typeset by arranger
Michrond (2016/9/27)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
Copyright
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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For Piano (Duncan)

 Se consulta il suo dover
#546439 - 0.06MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 195×⇩ - Parsonstreet

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Parsonstreet (2018/10/21)

Arranger Andrew Paul Duncan (b. 1976)
Publisher. Info. Andrew Paul Duncan
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Librettos

 Complete Italian/English Libretto (1740)
#762214 - 0.13MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 191×⇩ - Brotherhaydn

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Brotherhaydn (2022/2/3)

 Italian text (1740)
#770768 - 0.11MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 69×⇩ - Brotherhaydn

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Brotherhaydn (2022/3/17)

 English translation (1740)
#770769 - 0.11MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 71×⇩ - Brotherhaydn

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Brotherhaydn (2022/3/17)

Editor Colin Wake (b. 1950)
Publisher. Info. Colin Wake, 2022.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes The 1740 Audience Wordbook transcribed for convenient modern use.

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

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General Information

Work Title Imeneo
Alternative. Title Hymen
Name Translations Именео
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 1980151112564637180007; LCCN: n81143166; GND: 300495668; SELIBR: 171616; BNF: 13968355d
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 41
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGH 219
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1738-9-20
First Performance. 1740-11-22 in London, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
  • Imeneo: William Savage (bass)
  • Tirinto: Giovanni Battista Andreoni (alto-castrato)
  • Rosmene: Elisabeth Duparc, called "La Francesina" (soprano)
  • Clomiri: Miss Edwards (soprano)
  • Argenio: Henry Theodore Reinhold (bass)
Librettist ?; After Silvio Stampiglia, 1723, 2-part 'componimento dramatico'
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation 2 sopranos, alto, 2 basses, orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article
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