Serse, HWV 40 (Handel, George Frideric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1737–38 (26 December to 14 February)
Genre Categories Opera seria; Theatrical Works; Operas; For voices, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Italian language; For oboe, English horn, bass oboe, bassoon (arr); For 4 players; Scores featuring the oboe; Scores featuring the English horn; Scores featuring the bass oboe; Scores featuring the bassoon; For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the piano; For violin, piano, harmonium (arr); For 3 players; Scores featuring the harmonium; For harpsichord (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the harpsichord; For organ (arr); Scores featuring the organ; for 4 or 5 or 6 accordions and bass accordion (arr); for 2 or 3 accordions or solo instrument and accordion (arr); For orchestra (arr); For orchestra; For flugelhorn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba (arr); Scores featuring the flugelhorn; Scores featuring the trumpet; Scores featuring the trombone; Scores featuring the tuba; For 5 players; For flute, violin, piano (arr); Scores featuring the flute; For flute, piano (arr); For trumpet, organ (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello; For voice, guitar (arr); For voices with solo instruments; Scores featuring the guitar; For harp (arr); Scores featuring the harp; For piano (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

Aria: Ombra mai fù (Act I)

For Organ

 Complete Performance
#531092 - 6.23MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 811×⇩ - OGG - Nunkomm

OGG file (audio)
Nunkomm (2018/7/10)

Performer Pages Evgeniy E. Moshkin (organ)
Publisher Info. Evgeniy E. Moshkin, 2018.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Recorded 2018-07-09. Friesach Hauptwerk sample set
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Naxos

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Accompaniments

 Aria: Ombra mai fù (E major)
#540163 - 4.84MB - 3:25 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 90×⇩ - MP3 - Free Pianist

MP3 file (audio)
Free Pianist (2018/9/5)

 Aria: Ombra mai fù (E♭ major)
#540164 - 4.77MB - 3:25 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 76×⇩ - MP3 - Free Pianist

MP3 file (audio)
Free Pianist (2018/9/5)

 Aria: Ombra mai fù (F major)
#540165 - 4.60MB - 3:17 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 124×⇩ - MP3 - Free Pianist

MP3 file (audio)
Free Pianist (2018/9/5)

Performer Pages Héctor Valls (Piano)
Publisher Info. Héctor Valls
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Piano accompaniments only
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Synthesized/MIDI

Aria: Ombra mai fù (Act I)

For Flugelhorn, 2 Trumpets, Trombone and Tuba (Székelyhidi)

 MIDI Performance
#216499 - 0.01MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2208×⇩ - MID - wrshannon

MID file (audio/video)
wrshannon (2012/5/7)

Performers Vilmos Székelyhidi
Publisher Info. Vilmos Székelyhidi
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Virtual Performance
#222108 - 1.84MB - 2:00 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2038×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2012/5/21)

 Virtual Performance
#222109 - 0.01MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 672×⇩ - MID - Michrond

MID file (audio/video)
Michrond (2012/5/21)

Performers MIDI
Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Prelude (Act I, Scene 7)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Virtual Performance
#440638 - 1.36MB - 1:29 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 105×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2016/9/26)

Performers MIDI
Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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 Ombra mai fu (organ solo edition)
#531092 - 6.23MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 811×⇩ - OGG - Nunkomm

OGG file (audio)
Nunkomm (2018/7/10)

Performers Evgeniy E. Moshkin
Publisher Info. Evgeniy E. Moshkin, 2018.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Recorded 2018-07-09. Friesach Hauptwerk sample set
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete

 Complete Score (Preview)
#19086 - 10.41MB, 127 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 21486×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2008/7/18)

 Complete Score
#63006 - 19.02MB, 129 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16409×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/5/1)

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 92
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1884. Plate H.W. 92.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Originally scanned at 300dpi grayscale, converted to 600dpi monochrome.
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Overture

 Complete Score
#105116 - 1.20MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5195×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/6/12)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Schrank II coll.
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Aria: Ombra mai fù (Act I)

 Orchestral Score
#36828 - 0.40MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 28605×⇩ - operalala

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operalala (2009/8/11)

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 92
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1884. Plate H.W. 92.
Copyright
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Parts

Complete

 Flute 1, 2
#56424 - 0.36MB, 6 (3, 3) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 2371×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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⇒ 8 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Bassoon • Horn 1, 2 • Trumpet (in D) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Continuo (Cellos, Basses, Keyboard)

 Oboe 1, 2
#56425 - 1.12MB, 18 (9, 9) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 1488×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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 Bassoon
#56426 - 0.76MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 987×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/18)

 Horn 1, 2
#56427 - 0.10MB, 2 (1, 1) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 1026×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/18)

 Trumpet (in D)
#56428 - 0.12MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 1196×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/18)

 Violins I
#56429 - 3.54MB, 45 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 5799×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/18)

 Violins II
#56430 - 3.14MB, 44 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 2755×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/18)

 Violas
#56431 - 2.15MB, 33 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 2478×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/18)

 Continuo (Cellos, Basses, Keyboard)
#56432 - 6.65MB, 86 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 4297×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/18)

Editor Rudolf Steglich (1886-1976)
Publisher. Info. Hallische Handel Ausgabe
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, n.d.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1987).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.
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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 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 925×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/6/12)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Schrank II coll.
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Vocal Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
#134224 - 9.74MB, 107 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/C* - 18612×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/10/9)

Arranger Ernst Victor Wolff (1889-1960), piano reduction
Editor Oskar Hagen (1888-1957)
Language German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C. F. Peters, 1924. Plate 10422.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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 Complete Score
#427900 - 17.92MB, 240 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/C*/V* - 684×⇩ - Sallen112

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Sallen112 (2016/6/24)

Arranger Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901), piano reduction
Editor Rudolf Steglich (1886-1976)
Publisher. Info. Hallische Händel-Ausgabe, Serie II: Opern,
Band 39: Xerxes/Serse
Kassel: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1958. Plate BA 4010a.
URTEXT EDITION 
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 7 x 10.5 inches.
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Aria: Ombra mai fù (Act I)

 Complete Score (F major)
#146806 - 0.18MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 34593×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/11/6)

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.72-74)
Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1905. Plate ML-1090-3.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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 Complete Score (E♭ major)
#130561 - 0.10MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 24958×⇩ - Pierre Gouin

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Pierre Gouin (2011/9/29)

 Complete Score (D major)
#271160 - 0.11MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 16116×⇩ - Pierre Gouin

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Pierre Gouin (2013/2/25)

Arranger Pierre Gouin, piano reduction
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006, 2013.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Includes recitative, 'Frondi tenere'.
These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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 Complete Score (F major)
#514401 - 0.34MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 59×⇩ - Іоахимъ

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Іоахимъ (2018/3/3)

Editor Mieczysław Apolinary Horbowski (1849-1937)
Language Polish
Publisher. Info. Warsaw: Echo Muzyczne, No.35 (570), 1894. Plate A 16 R.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Includes recitative, 'Frondi tenere'.
Published together with Ständchen in C major by Günther Bartel.
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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"
For Orchestra

 Flute
#522378 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 40×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

⇒ 13 more: Oboe • Clarinet 1 • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 • Cornet 1 • Trombone 1/2 • Bass Trombone • Side Drum • Piano • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

 Oboe
#522379 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 28×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

 Clarinet 1
#522380 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 28×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

 Bassoon 1/2
#522381 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 29×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

 Horn 1/2
#522382 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 28×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

 Cornet 1
#522383 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 26×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

 Trombone 1/2
#522384 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 27×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

 Bass Trombone
#522385 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 26×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

 Side Drum
#522386 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 26×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

 Piano
#522391 - 0.14MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 26×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

 Violins I
#522387 - 0.07MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 33×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

 Violins II
#522388 - 0.07MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 32×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

 Violas
#522389 - 0.07MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 32×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

 Cellos/Basses
#522390 - 0.11MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 31×⇩ - Tkightley

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Tkightley (2018/5/3)

Arranger A. P. Crawley
Publisher. Info. London: Hawkes & Sons, n.d. Plate 21394.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Information on A. P. Crawley seems to be non-existent. Clarinet 2 and Cornet 2 parts are missing.
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For 4 or 5 or 6 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)

 Complete Score
#551109 - 0.75MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 7×⇩ - Pauldebra

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Pauldebra (2018/11/29)

 Complete Parts
#551110 - 1.22MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3×⇩ - Pauldebra

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 Engraving files (MuseScore)
#552124 - 0.07MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2×⇩ - Pauldebra

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Pauldebra (2018/11/29)

Arranger Paul De Bra (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Paul De Bra
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Acc. 1, 2, 3, bass for quartet, Acc. 1, 2, 3, 4, bass for quintet, Acc. 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 4, bass for sextet.
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For Flugelhorn, 2 Trumpets, Trombone and Tuba (Székelyhidi)

 Complete Score and Parts
#216490 - 0.37MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4748×⇩ - wrshannon

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 Engraving files (Finale)
#214386 - 0.06MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1380×⇩ - wrshannon

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Arranger Vilmos Székelyhidi
Publisher. Info. Vilmos Székelyhidi
Copyright
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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For Oboe, English Horn, Bass Oboe and Bassoon (Notenschreiber)

 Parts
#173705 - 0.04MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2263×⇩ - Notenschreiber

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 Oboe d' amore replacing Oboe
#173706 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 592×⇩ - Notenschreiber

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Arranger Notenschreiber
Publisher. Info. Notenschreiber
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For 4 Violins (Dello)
See: Die 4 Violinisten by Manuel Dello
For Violin, Piano and Harmonium (Reinhard)

 Complete Score, also Piano Part
#80565 - 1.34MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6344×⇩ - RTM

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RTM (2010/10/3)

 Violin Part
#80566 - 0.44MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2641×⇩ - RTM

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RTM (2010/10/3)

 Harmonium Part
#80567 - 1.04MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1500×⇩ - RTM

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RTM (2010/10/3)

Arranger August Reinhard (1831-1912)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Carl Simon, n.d. Plate C.S. 1489-1491, 1718, 1726.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Scanned at 600dpi grayscale, converted to monochrome. No filter, not cleaned.
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For Violin, Piano and Harmonium ad lib (Wilhelmj)

 Complete Score, Violin Part, Violin Part simplified
#82343 - 1.98MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3121×⇩ - Afp0815

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Afp0815 (2010/10/20)

Arranger August Wilhelmj (1845-1908)
Publisher. Info. Hameln: H. Oppenheimer, 1905. Plate H.O. 692.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Scanned at 600dpi.
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For Flute, Violin and Piano (Saenger)

 Piano Score
#260279 - 0.44MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3214×⇩ - JP3

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JP3 (2012/11/27)

 Flute
#260280 - 0.08MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1498×⇩ - JP3

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 Violin
#260281 - 0.08MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1445×⇩ - JP3

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JP3 (2012/11/27)

Arranger Gustav Saenger (1865-1935)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1899. Plate 17606-6.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Piano score copyright 1899. Flute and violin parts copyright 1914.
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For Flute and Piano (Kierdorf)

 Complete Score, Flute
#446593 - 0.08MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1266×⇩ - PKierdorf

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PKierdorf (2016/11/8)

Arranger Pascal Kierdorf
Publisher. Info. Pascal Kierdorf
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Based on Herrman's Arrangement for Violin and Piano transposed a fourth higher so the Flute gives a better sound.
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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Parts
#222103 - 0.19MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4724×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/5/21)

 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
#222107 - 0.68MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 827×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/5/21)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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For Violin and Piano (Hermann)

 Complete Score and Violin Part
#42366 - 0.27MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10005×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2009/10/18)

Arranger Friedrich Hermann (1828-1907)
Publisher. Info. Sonatinen Album (no7)
Leipzig: C. F. Peters, No.2643, n.d.(ca.1891). Plate 7931.
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Arranger Emil Kross (1852-1917)
Editor Fritz Meyer (1857-1926)
Publisher. Info. Einzel-Ausgabe, No.05019
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Arranger Emil Kross (1852-1917)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Bosworth & Co., 1900. Plate 3808.
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Blätter und Blüten, No.81
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Generoso (2009/2/1)

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Arranger Gaston Borch (1871–1926)
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Arranger Philipp Roth (1853-1898)
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Arranger Angelo Francis Pinto (d.1955)
Publisher. Info. New York: International Music Company, 1919. Plate H.S.(89).
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Arranger Charles A.A. Düring (1854 - after 1920)
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Arranger Edwin Henry Lemare (1865-1934)
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Arranger Frederic Lillebridge (1857-1934)
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Arranger William Mason (1829-1908)
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Arranger Albert Ross Parsons (1847–1933)
Publisher. Info. Celebrated Largo by G.F. Handel. Arranged for the piano by A.R. Parsons
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Prelude (Act I, Scene 7)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

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Arranger Michel Rondeau
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General Information

Work Title Serse
Alternative. Title Xerxes
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 40
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 443
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1737–38 (26 December to 14 February)
First Performance. 1738-04-15 in London: King's Theatre in the Haymarket
Gaetano Majorano, called "Caffarelli" (Serse)
Maria Antonia Marchesini, called "La Lucchesina" (Arsamene)
Antonia Maria Merighi (Amastre)
Elisabeth Duparc, called "La Francesina" (Romilda)
Margherita Chimenti, called "La Droghierina" (Atalanta)
Antonio Montagnana (Ariodate)
Antonio Lottini (Elviro)
Librettist Silvio Stampiglia (1664–1725)
Niccolò Minato (ca.1627–1698)
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, orchestra
Cast
Serse [Xerxes] (tenor, originally soprano)
Arsameme [Arsamenes] (tenor, originally soprano)
Amastre [Amastris] (alto)
Romilda (soprano)
Atalanta (soprano)
Ariodate (bass)
Elviro (basso)
Orchestra
2 flutes, 2 oboes, [bassoon], 2 horns, trumpet
3 violins, viola, continuo (cello, bass, harpsichord)
External Links Wikipedia article (opera)
Wikipedia article (Ombra mai fù)
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