{"product_id":"handel-music-from-comus-alceste-english-songs-barenreiter","title":"Handel: Music from Comus, Alceste, \u0026 English Songs","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Christine Martin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full Score\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork Languages\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-language\"\u003eEnglish, Italian\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790006580446\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e13.0\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e10.4\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 236\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrtext \/ Critical Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eHWV 44, 45, 218, 226, 228.1, 228.2, 228.9, 228.11, 228.13, 228.15, 228.18, 228.19, 228.23, 228.10, 228.14, 228.21, 228.24\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the sixteenth century onwards, music played an important role in theatrical performances throughout the British Isles. Many of G.F. Handel's most popular works found their way into English dramas and ballad operas, often adapted and parodied. Handel himself, however, only occasionally composed for the theatrical stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains Handel's secular vocal works in English, which may be described, in the broadest sense, as \"theatre music\" or incidental music. It includes four numbers (\"There in blissful shades and bow'rs\", HWV 44) for John Milton's \"Masque\", later known as \"Comus\"; the incidental music for Tobias Smollett's drama \"Alceste\", HWV 45, which was to be performed at the Covent Garden Theatre in London in 1750, and fifteen English songs, which were often first performed on the stages of London's theatres and pleasure gardens before becoming widely known through printed song sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe music for \"Alceste\", which survives independently of Smollett's play, is accompanied by research into possible literary and dramatic models for the tragedy. in the case of the English songs, the main task was to distinguish the authentic compositions from the numerous arrangements and contrafacts of popular arias and dances from Handel's works. for the first time, as part of the \"Halle Handel Edition\", criteria for the authenticity of Handel's English songs have been established. These include the autograph manuscripts which have come down to us, documented contacts with the lyricists and performers associated with the songs, the attribution of songs during the composer's lifetime, and the borrowing of musical material from or into other works by Handel. The volume thus offers insights into a hitherto little-known but fascinating genre within Handel's oeuvre, reflecting the distinctive aesthetic of the English theatre of his time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZur Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVorwort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditorial Policy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTable 1: English songs in this edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTable 2: Songs based on minuets (excluded from this edition)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTable 3: Outline document of Comus, letter by James Noel to Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury, 23 June 1745, with German translation and comments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaksimiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText von, HWV 44 mit deutscher Übersetzung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText des Hauptteils von, HWV 45 mit deutscher Übersetzung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText des Anhangs zu, HWV 45 mit deutscher Übersetzung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTexte der Englischen Lieder, HWV 218, 226, 228.1, 228.2, 228.9, 228.11, 228.13, 228.15, 228.18, 228.19 and 228.23 mit deutscher Übersetzung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTexte der Englischen Lieder, HWV 228.10, 228.14, 228.21 and 228.24 im Anhang mit deutscher Übersetzung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic for the masque Comus, HWV 44\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir There in blissful shades and bow'rs (Basso)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChorus Happy, happy, happy plains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir There sweetest flowers (Sopr. I)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir There youthful Cupid (Sopr. II)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic for the play Alceste, HWV 45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOuverture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tempo ordinario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAct I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrand Entrée\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccompagnato Ye happy people (Tenor solo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoli and Chorus Triumph, Hymen, in the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolo and Chorus Still caressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir Ye swift minutes (Tenor solo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChorus O bless, ye pow'rs above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir Gentle Morpheus (Calliope)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAct IV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir Ye fleeting shades (Charon)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChorus Thrice happy, who in life excel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir Enjoy the sweet Elysian grove (Tenor solo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir Come, fancy (Calliope)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSymphony and Accompagnato He comes, he rises from below (Attendant)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChorus All hail, thou migthy son of Jove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSymphony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecitative From high Olympus' top (Tenor solo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir Tune your harps (Tenor solo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBallo primo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL'ultimo Ballo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChorus Triumph, thou son of Jove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix, Early versions of movements from, HWV 45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF. Ouverture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF. Menuet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF7a. Air Gentle Morpheus (Calliope)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF7b. Air Gentle Morpheus (Calliope)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF8. Air Embark, ye fleeting shades (Charon)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF11. Air Come, fancy (Calliope)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFI. Air Thetis bids me hither fly (Syrene)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Songs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove's but the frailty, HWV 218\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHunting Song (The morning is charming), HWV 226\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Unhappy Lovers (As Celia's fatal arrows flew), HWV 228.1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Poor Shepherd (The sun was sunk), HWV 228.2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom scourging rebellion, HWV 228.9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI like the am'rous youth, HWV 228.11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot, Chloe, that I better am, HWV 228.13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMolly Mogg or The Fair Maid of the Inn (Says my uncle, I pray), HWV 228.15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStand round, my brave boys, HWV 228.18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Melancholy Nymph ('Twas when the seas), HWV 228.19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColin's Complaint (By the side of a murmuring stream), HWV 228.23\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnhang, Handel zugeschriebene Lieder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Forsaken Nymph (Guardian angels, now protect me), HWV 228.10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrephon's Complaint of Love (Oh! cruel tyrant Love), HWV 228.14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Death of the Stag (When Phoebus the tops of the hills), HWV 228.21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Je ne sais quoi (Yes, I'm in love), HWV 228.24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKritischer Bericht\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbkürzungen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRISM-Bibliothekssigel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere in blissful shades and bow'rs, HWV 44\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuellen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEinzelnachweise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlceste, HWV 45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuellen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEinzelnachweise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglische Lieder, HWV 218, 226, 228.1, 228.2, 228.9, 228.11, 228.13, 228.15, 228.18, 228.19, 228.23, 228.10, 228.14, 228.21, 228.24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuellen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEinzelnachweise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bärenreiter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47402820010172,"sku":"BA10271-01","price":353.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/2823\/8524\/files\/764b53588ca2b8f837f5415b056760cb.jpg?v=1788463854","url":"https:\/\/www.barenreiter.us\/pt\/products\/handel-music-from-comus-alceste-english-songs-barenreiter","provider":"Barenreiter US","version":"1.0","type":"link"}