Alessandro, HWV 21 (Handel, George Frideric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 Acts
Composition Year	1726-04-11 (end date)
Genre Categories	Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, male chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring male chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Italian language

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
3 General Information
4 Navigation etc.

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete Score
*#19021 - 27.47MB, 150 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6397×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Editor	Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info.	Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 72 Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1877. Plate H.W. 72.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Vocal Scores

Selections

Aria: Lusinghe più care
*#146306 - 0.69MB, 9 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2743×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/11/4)

Editor	Ebenezer Prout (1835-1909)
Language	English / Italian
Translator	Nathan Haskell Dole (1852-1935), English text
Publisher. Info.	Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel, Vol.I: For High Voice (pp.36-44) Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1905. Plate ML-1084-9.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Quanto dolce amor saria
*#423330 - 0.12MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 536×⇩ - Francesco

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Francesco (2016/5/17)

Editor	Francesco Marco Algeri
Publisher. Info.	Francesco Marco Algeri
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Ouverturen-Suite

Complete Parts
*#325029 - 25.33MB, 91 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 186×⇩ - Notenschreiber

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Copyist	Johann Gottfried Grundig (c.1706-1773) Johann Gottlieb Morgenstern (1687-1763)
Publisher. Info.	Manuscript, n.d. (1731-1755)
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Schrank II coll. RISM 212001014 Movements 2, 3, 4 and 8 are from Ouverture-Suite, FaWV K:D21 by Fasch. 5, 6, and 7 are by an unknown composer.
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General Information

Work Title	Alessandro
Alternative. Title
Name Translations	Αλέξανδρος; Александар; Александр (опера)
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 301772989; LCCN: no96063551; GND: 300064101; BNF: 13913125p
Composer	Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	HWV 21
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IGH 41
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 Acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1726-04-11 (end date)
First Performance.	1726-05-05 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
Librettist	Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687-1765) after Bartolomeo Ortensio Mauro (1633-1725)
Language	Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Baroque
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	voices, chorus and orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article Alessandro - Scores at Sheet Music Plus

Navigation etc.

There are sections marked coro on p.27, 119, and 129 of the Chrysander score, and while the two outer ones are for the soloists together, the one on p.119 is for a chorus of soldiers. (Assuming this is a male chorus)