Serse, HWV 40 (Handel, George Frideric)
Performances
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Aria: Ombra mai fù (Act I)
For Flugelhorn, 2 Trumpets, Trombone and Tuba (Székelyhidi)
MIDI performance
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Vilmos Székelyhidi
Vilmos Székelyhidi
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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)
Virtual performance
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Virtual performance
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MIDI
Michel Rondeau
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Scores
Full Scores
Complete
Complete Score (Preview)
*#19086 - 10.41MB, 134 pages - (1) - V/V/V - 6367x⇩
Complete Score (Preview)
*#63006 - 18.52MB, 123 pages - (3) - V/V/V - 3558x⇩
PDF file, Scanned by Łódź University Library
piupianissimo (1 May 2010)
Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
G.F. Händel's Werke: Ausgabe der Deutschen Händelgesellschaft. Band 92.
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1884. Plate H.W. 92.
Originally scanned at 300dpi grayscale, converted to 600dpi monocrome.
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Overture
Complete Score
*#105116 - 1.20MB, 4 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 1066x⇩
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Fynnjamin (12 June 2011)
Manuscript, n.d.
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Aria: Ombra mai fù (Act I)
Orchestral Score
*#36828 - 0.40MB, 2 pages - (5) - V/V/V - 6975x⇩
Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
G.F. Händel's Werke: Ausgabe der Deutschen Händelgesellschaft. Band 92.
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1884. Plate H.W. 92.
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Parts
Complete
Flute 1, 2
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Perlnerd666 (18 February 2010)
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Perlnerd666 (18 February 2010)
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Perlnerd666 (18 February 2010)
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Perlnerd666 (18 February 2010)
Trumpet (in D)
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Perlnerd666 (18 February 2010)
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Perlnerd666 (18 February 2010)
Violins II
*#56430 - 3.14MB, 44 pages - (0) - V*/V*/V* - 715x⇩
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Perlnerd666 (18 February 2010)
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Perlnerd666 (18 February 2010)
Cellos / Basses / Continuo
*#56432 - 6.65MB, 86 pages - (0) - V*/V*/V* - 1149x⇩
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Perlnerd666 (18 February 2010)
Hallische Handel Ausgabe
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, n.d.
Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1987).
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Overture
For the first edition of the Overture, published by Walsh, see Overtures (Handel, George Frideric)
Complete Parts
*#105117 - 10.22MB, 40 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 213x⇩
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Fynnjamin (12 June 2011)
Manuscript, n.d.
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Vocal Scores
Complete
Complete Score
*#134224 - 9.74MB, 107 pages - (0) - V/C/V* - 2013x⇩
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Massenetique (9 October 2011)
Victor Ernst Wolff (1889-1960), piano reduction
Oskar Hagen (1888-1957)
German
Leipzig: C. F. Peters, 1924. Plate 10422.
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Aria: Ombra mai fù (Act I)
Complete Score (F major)
*#146806 - 0.18MB, 3 (#72-74) pages - (0) - V/V/V - 2923x⇩
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Massenetique (6 November 2011)
Ebenezer Prout (1835-1909)
English / Italian
Nathan Haskell Dole (1852-1935), English text
Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel, Volume I: For High Voice.
Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1905. Plate ML-1090-3.
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Complete Score (E♭ major)
*#130561 - 0.10MB, 3 pages - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 2254x⇩
PDF file, Typeset by Pierre Gouin
Pierre Gouin (29 September 2011)
Pierre Gouin, piano reduction
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006.
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Includes recitative, 'Frondi tenere'.
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Complete Score (F major)
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ticcor
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Aria: Ombra mai fù (Act I)
- This aria is commonly known as Handel's "Largo", although the original tempo was "Larghetto", it is also known as Warf je ein Blüh'n
For Flugelhorn, 2 Trumpets, Trombone and Tuba (Székelyhidi)
Complete score
*#216490 - 0.07MB, 4 pages - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 9x⇩
Flugelhorn
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Trumpet (C) 1
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Trumpet (B♭) 1
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Trumpet (C) 2
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Trumpet (B♭) 2
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Engraving files (Finale)
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Vilmos Székelyhidi
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For Double Reed Quartet (Notenschreiber)
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Notenschreiber (27 January 2012)
Oboe d´amore replacing Oboe
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Notenschreiber (27 January 2012)
Notenschreiber
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Double Reed Quartet means Oboe, Cor anglais, Bassoboe, Bassoon
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For Violin, Harmonium and Piano (Reinhard)
Complete Score, also Piano Part
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Violin Part
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Harmonium Part
*#80567 - 1.04MB, 5 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 736x⇩
August Reinhard (1831-1912)
Berlin: Carl Simon, n.d. Plates C.S. 1489-1491, 1718, 1726.
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For Violin, Piano, and Harmonium ad lib (Wilhelmj)
Complete Score, Violin Part, Violin Part simplified
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August Wilhelmj (1845-1908)
Hameln: H. Oppenheimer, 1905. Plate H.O. 692.
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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)
Complete score
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Trumpet (C)
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Trumpet (B♭)
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Engraving files (Finale & XML)
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Michel Rondeau
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For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
Complete Score and Part
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Generoso (18 October 2009)
Friedrich Hermann (1828-1907)
Sonatinen Album
Leipzig: C. F. Peters, Ed.2643. n.d.(ca.1891). Plate 7931.
The same plate was used for Klassische Stucke (Book 1 No. 3) 1872
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For Cello and Piano (Borch)
Complete Score
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Cello Part
*#27730 - 0.11MB, 1 pages - (1) - V/V/V - 1033x⇩
Gaston Borch (1871–1926)
New York: Carl Fischer, (ca.1910)
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For Cello and Piano (Roth)
Complete Score
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Generoso (1 June 2010)
Cello Part
*#65838 - 0.17MB, 1 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 760x⇩
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Generoso (1 June 2010)
Philipp Roth (1853-1898)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate V.A.1562.
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For Voice and Guitar (Váša)
Voice (F#m/D or G#m/E), Guitar (F#m/D)
*#142487 - 0.07MB, 7 pages - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 266x⇩
Complete score (F#m/D)
*#142488 - 0.06MB, 5 pages - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 199x⇩
Voice (G#m/E), Guitar (F#m/D)
*#142489 - 0.06MB, 5 pages - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 163x⇩
Vladimír Váša
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For voice in G#m/E use capo on II. for Guitar
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For Organ (Düring)
Complete Score
*#09832 - 0.37MB, 5 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 2021x⇩
New York: Martens Brothers, 1877. Plate 139.
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For Harpsichord or Organ (Gouin)
Complete Score (with Recitativo)
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PDF file, Typeset by Pierre Gouin
Pierre Gouin (29 September 2011)
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006
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These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection. (Organ or Harpsichord or Piano)
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For Piano solo (Hamlin)
Complete Score
*#73816 - 0.03MB, 1 pages - (2) - !N/!N/!N - 2309x⇩
David Hamlin
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For Piano solo (Parsons)
Complete Score
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Sphemusator (20 June 2006)
Albert Ross Parsons (1847–1933)
Celebrated Largo by G.F. Handel. Arranged for the piano by A.R. Parsons
New York: G. Schirmer, 1877. Plate 1927
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General Information
| Work Title | Serse |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Xerxes |
| Composer | Handel, George Frideric |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | HWV 40 |
| Movements/Sections | 3 acts |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1737—38 |
| First Performance | 1738-04-15
Notes : Includes the famous aria, "Ombra mai fù" or "Handel's Largo". |
| Librettist | Silvio Stampiglia (1664–1725) Niccolò Minato (ca.1627–1698) |
| Language | Italian |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Solo voices, chorus, orchestra |
| External Links | Wikipedia article (opera) Wikipedia article (Ombra mai fù) |
Misc. Comments
Composed between 26 December 1737 and 14 February 1738, to an anonymous libretto after Silvio Stampiglia (1694), from Niccolo Minato (1654).
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- Gouin, Pierre/Arranger
- Ticcor/Arranger
- Székelyhidi, Vilmos/Arranger
- Notenschreiber/Arranger
- Reinhard, August/Arranger
- Wilhelmj, August/Arranger
- Rondeau, Michel/Arranger
- Scores from Debrecen University
- Hermann, Friedrich/Arranger
- Borch, Gaston/Arranger
- Roth, Philipp/Arranger
- Váša, Vladimír/Arranger
- Düring, C.A.A./Arranger
- Hamlin, David/Arranger
- Parsons, Albert Ross/Arranger
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- Stampiglia, Silvio/Librettist
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