Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76 (Handel, George Frideric)

		Movements/Sections 12 sections 1. Overture 2. Recitative (tenor): From Harmony; When Nature 3. Chorus: From Harmony, from Heavenly Harmony 4. Aria: What Passion cannot Music Raise and Quell 5. Aria (tenor) and Chorus: The Trumpet's Loud Clangour 6. March 7. Aria (soprano): The Soft Complaining Flute 8. Aria (tenor): Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs 9. Aria (soprano): But Oh! What Art can Teach 10. Aria (soprano): Orpheus could Lead the Savage Race 11. Recitative (soprano): But Bright Cecilia Raised the Wonder Higher 12. Solo (soprano) and Chorus: As from the Power of Sacred Lays Composition Year 1739 (15-24 September) Genre Categories Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; For 2 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; English language; For 2 trumpets, timpani, organ (arr); Scores featuring the trombone; Scores featuring the timpani; Scores featuring the organ; For 4 players

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For 2 Trumpets, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau)

 6. March - Virtual performance
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Michrond (2013/2/21)

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Michel Rondeau

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Sheet Music

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Complete

 Complete Score
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Ivdruiz (2008/7/14)

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Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)

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Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 23.
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1865. Plate H.W. 23.

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 Overture
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 Aria: From Harmony
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 Chorus: From Harmony
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 Aria: What passion
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 Aria and Chorus: The Trumpet's loud
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 March
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 Aria: The soft complaining
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 Aria: Sharp Violins proclaim
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 Aria: But oh! What art can teach
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 Aria: Orpheus could lead
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 Recitative: But bright Cecilia
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 Chorus: As from the pow'r
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Selections

 Arias only
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Irishmaestro (2013/5/5)

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First edition

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London: John Walsh, n.d.[1739?]

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Published as "The Songs in the Ode wrote by Mr Dryden for St Cecilia's Day, set by Mr Handel"

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 In Praise of Harmony (appendix) - Cover, Title Page, Introduction
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Jurabe (2013/5/3)

 In Praise of Harmony (appendix) - Complete Score
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Jurabe (2013/5/3)

Editor:

Karl Schleifer (1906-?)

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Leipzig: Edition Peters, 1953. Plate E.P. 11697

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Parts

 Flute
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 Oboe 1
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 Oboe 2
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 Bassoon
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 Trumpet 1/2 in D
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 Timpani
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Double Basses, Continuo
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 In Praise of Harmony (appendix) - Complete Parts
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Jurabe (2013/5/3)

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Karl Schleifer (1906-?)

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Leipzig: Edition Peters, 1953. Plate E.P. 11697

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Vocal Scores

 Complete score
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operalala (2009/9/20)

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English

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London: Novello, n.d. Plate 6202.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Trumpets, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau)

 6. March - Score and parts
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 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
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Michel Rondeau

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Michel Rondeau

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General Information

Work Title	Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
Alternative Title

Composer	Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue Number	HWV 76
Movements/Sections	12 sections 1. Overture 2. Recitative (tenor): From Harmony; When Nature 3. Chorus: From Harmony, from Heavenly Harmony 4. Aria: What Passion cannot Music Raise and Quell 5. Aria (tenor) and Chorus: The Trumpet's Loud Clangour 6. March 7. Aria (soprano): The Soft Complaining Flute 8. Aria (tenor): Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs 9. Aria (soprano): But Oh! What Art can Teach 10. Aria (soprano): Orpheus could Lead the Savage Race 11. Recitative (soprano): But Bright Cecilia Raised the Wonder Higher 12. Solo (soprano) and Chorus: As from the Power of Sacred Lays
Year/Date of Composition	1739 (15-24 September)
First Performance	1739-11-22 in London, Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields
Librettist	Based on a new setting of an earlier poem ("A Song for St. Cecilia's Day") by John Dryden (1631-1700); for St. Cecilia's Day 1687 (22 November).
Language	English
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	Voices (S,T), Mixed Chorus (SATB), Orchestra Flute, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Trumpets, Timpani, Lute, Strings, Continuo
External Links	Wikipedia article