Bajazet/Il Tamerlano, RV 703 (Vivaldi, Antonio)

Authorship Note
This is a pasticcio by Antonio Vivaldi with music by Riccardo Broschi, Geminiano Giacomelli and Johann Adolph Hasse.


Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 Acts (each with 12, 10, 15 scenes)
Genre Categories Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Italian language; Pasticcios; For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr)

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Performances

Naxos

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Accompaniments

Aria (Irene): Sposa Son Disprezzata

 Piano accompaniment
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Performer Pages Héctor Valls (Piano)
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Act I
#783069 - 113.95MB, 120 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 198×⇩ - Tito Manlio

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 Act II
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 Act III
#783071 - 74.91MB, 80 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 66×⇩ - Tito Manlio

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Publisher. Info. Partial Holograph manuscript, 1735.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, Turin (I-Tn): Giordano 36 (f.140r-291v)
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Sinfonia

 Sinfonia
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Misc. Notes Scored for 2 horns in F, strings, continuo
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Aria (Irene): Sposa son disprezzata

 Complete Score
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⇒ 4 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Continuo (Cellos, Cembalo)

 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Continuo (Cellos, Cembalo)
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 Act II, Sc.2. Aria: Anch'il mar par che sommerga
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 Sinfonia
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 Act III, Sc.14. Aria: Svena, uccidi
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 Aria di Bajazette (Atto I°, sc. 1) - Questa cara a voi confido [B]
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⇒ 5 more: Aria di Bajazette (Atto II, sc. 8) - A suoi piedi, padre esangue • Aria di Bajazette (Atto II, sc. 10) - Fermati, o donna • Aria di Bajazette (Atto I°, sc. 1) - Questa cara a voi confido réduction pf • Aria di Bajazette (Atto II, sc. 8) - A suoi piedi, padre esangue réduction pf • Aria di Bajazette (Atto II, sc. 10) - Fermati, o donna réduction pf

 Aria di Bajazette (Atto II, sc. 10) - Fermati, o donna [B]
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Parts

Sinfonia

 Complete Parts
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1750-99).
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Misc. Notes RISM 190023856
Scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings, continuo
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 Complete Parts
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1750-99).
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Universitetsbiblioteket, Lund (S-L): Saml.Engelhart 139
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Aria (Irene): Sposa Son Disprezzata

For Cello and Piano (Cellofun.eu)

 Complete Score
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 Cello Part
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 Engraving Files (XML)
#830101 - 0.09MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 460×⇩ - Cellofun.eu

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Librettos

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Verona: Jacopo Vallarsi, n.d.(1735).
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan (I-Mb): Racc.dramm.3653
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General Information

Work Title Il Bajazet ; Il Tamerlano
Alternative. Title Tragedia per musica in tre atti
Name Translations Bajazet; Bajazet av Vivaldi; バヤゼット; Բայազետ; Bəyazid; Tamerlano
Name Aliases Il Tamerlano; Il Bajazet
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 183465518; LCCN: n78087358; GND: 1036522563; BNF: 13917527f
Composer Vivaldi, Antonio
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. RV 703
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IAV 13
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 Acts (each with 12, 10, 15 scenes)
First Performance. 1735 Carnival in Verona, Teatro Filarmonico
Marc Antonio Mareschi (Bajazette)
Maria Maddalena Pieri (Tamerlano)
Anna Giro (Asteria)
Pietro Moriggi (Andronico)
Margharita Giacomazzi (Irene)
Giovanni Manzoli (Idaspe)
Librettist Agostino Piovene (1671-1721)
with texts of Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782) and Apostolo Zeno (1669-1750)
Language Italian
Dedication A Sua Eccellenza la Signora Isabella Correr Pisani
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, orchestra (according to Turin autograph manuscript)
InstrDetail
Cast
Tamerlano (alto, travesti)
Bajazette (tenor)
Asteria (mezzo soprano)
Andronico (soprano, castrato)
Irene (soprano)
Idaspe (soprano, castrato)

Orchestra

2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, strings, continuo
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information A 'pasticcio' which includes items borrowed from the following
  1. Farnace, RV 711 by Vivaldi
  2. Giustino, RV 717 by Vivaldi
  3. Motezuma, RV 723 by Vivaldi
  4. L'Olimpiade, RV 725 by Vivaldi
  5. Semiramide, RV 733 by Vivaldi
  6. Adriano in Siria by Giacomelli
  7. Alessandro Severo by Giacomelli
  8. Merope by Giacomelli
  9. Idaspe by Broschi
  10. Siroe, re di Persia by Hasse

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