Tolomeo, re d'Egitto, HWV 25 (Handel, George Frideric)

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Prelude (Act III, Sc.4)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Sheet Music

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1730-99).
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Misc. Notes Bibl. del Cons. di Musica S. Pietro a Majella, Naples (I-Nc): Rari 7.2.20.
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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 76
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1878. Plate H.W. 76.
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Publisher. Info. London: John Walsh, n.d.(ca.1737). Plate 619.
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Misc. Notes Contains only the overture, songs, etc, and final chorus, the recitatives being omitted, as are some of the instrumental parts. Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D459
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Overture

Copyist Johann Gottlieb Morgenstern (1687–1763)
Johann Gottfried Grundig (ca.1706–1773)
Johann Georg Pisendel (1687–1755)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1730-35).
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Misc. Notes Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden (D-Dl): Mus.2410-F-32
Schrank II coll. Includes 1 anonymous movement after the overture.
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4 more: Violin I • Violin II • Viola • Basso Continuo

Editor Ricardo Nuñez (b. 1996)
Publisher. Info. Ricardo Nuñez, 2023.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Ouverture

For Harpsichord

Addfilenum[1]

See: 65 Keyboard Pieces, D-Dl Mus.1-T-6

Prelude (Act III, Sc.4)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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Aria: "Non lo dirò col labbro"

For Voice and Piano (Somervell)
See: Silent Worship by Arthur Somervell

Librettos

Editor Colin Wake (b. 1950)
Language English / Italian
Publisher. Info. Colin Wake, 2022.
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Misc. Notes The 1728 Audience Wordbook transcribed for convenient modern use.

The separate language pages are more precise transcripts for study purposes.

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General Information

Work Title Tolomeo, re d'Egitto
Alternative. Title Ptolemy ; King of Egypt
Name Translations Tolomeo; Πτολεμαίος
Name Aliases Tolomeo, Re di Egitto
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 176668124; LCCN: n89604410; GND: 300188366; BNF: 13913659c
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 25
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGH 500
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1728-4-19
First Performance. 1728-4-30 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket [more...]
Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (Tolomeo)
Francesca Cuzzoni (Seleuce)
Faustina Bordoni (Elisa)
Antonio Baldi (Alessandro)
Giuseppe Maria Boschi (Araspe)
Librettist Nicola Francesco Haym, after Carlo Sigismondo Capece, 1711
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, orchestra [more...]
Cast
Tolomeo (alto-castrato)
Seleuce (soprano)
Elisa (soprano)
Alessandro (alto-castrato)
Araspei (bass)
Orchestra
2 recorders, flute, 2 oboes, bassoon
2 horns, strings, continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
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