Composition: Serse, HWV 40 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Serse |
| Alternative title | Xerxes |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel (composer) and Silvio Stampiglia (librettist) |
| Opus | HWV 40 |
| Instrumentation | voices and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1737 |
| First published | — |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Opera seria |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | voice and orchestra | Arthur Luck |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | orchestra | — |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | female chorus and piano | John Michael Diack |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 9 recorders | David Edward Kemp |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 5 accordions 6 accordions 7 accordions |
Paul De Bra |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 3 flutes, alto flute and bass flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | flugelhorn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Vilmos Székelyhidi |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 4 recorders | Franz-Rudolf Kuhnen |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon | — |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 2 accordions 3 accordions |
Paul De Bra |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 4 violins | Pauline Viardot |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | violin, piano and harmonium | August Reinhard |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | violin and piano violin, piano and harmonium |
August Wilhelmj |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | flute, violin and piano | Gustav Saenger |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | violin, cello and piano | Richard Klugescheid |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | flute and piano | Wilhelm Barge |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | flute and piano | Pascal Kierdorf |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | violin and piano | Emil Kross |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | violin and piano | — |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | cello and piano | Gaston Borch |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | cello and piano | David Popper |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | cello and piano | Philipp Roth |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | voice and guitar | Vladimír Váša |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | piano 4 hands | Preston Ware Orem |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | harp | Angelo Francis Pinto |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | harpsichord organ |
Pierre Gouin |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | organ | Alain Brunet |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | organ | — |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | organ | Edwin Henry Lemare |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | organ | Michael Stenov |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | piano | Frank Henri Klickmann |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | piano | Frederic Lillebridge |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | piano | William Mason |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | piano | Albert Ross Parsons |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | piano | Theodore Presser |
| view | Prelude (Act I, Scene 7) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Holy Art Thou | mixed chorus and organ | Alfred William Phillips |
| view | Largo | horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Felix Lechner |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ombra mai fu' (Act I) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ombra mai fu' (Act I) | — | — | — | Complete Score (2 page version) · view Complete Score (3 page version) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Bärenreiter | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Bassoon · view Horn 1, 2 · view Trumpet (D) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos, Basses, Keyboard) · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Flute 1 (added) · view Flute 2 (added) · view Violins I/Oboe 1 · view Violins II/Oboe 2 · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Continuo (Harpsichord) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ombra mai fu' (Act I) | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | 1924 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score ( F major ) · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | vocal score | Bayley & Ferguson | — | Complete Score ( F major ) · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | vocal score | Echo Muzyczne | — | Complete Score ( F major ) · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | vocal score | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | Complete Score ( E flat major ) · view Complete Score ( D major ) · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | vocal score | Gabriel Bachmanov | 2017 | Complete Score ( E flat major ) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Colin Wake | 2022 | Complete Italian/English Libretto (1738) · view Italian text (1738) · view English translation (1738) · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
Manuscript | — | Complete Score and Parts ( E flat major ) · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for orchestra | Boosey & Hawkes | — | Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 · view Cornet 1 · view Trombone 1/2 · view Trombone 3 · view Side Drum · view Piano · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for female chorus and piano |
Paterson | 1930 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for 9 recorders |
David Edward Kemp | 2021 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for 5 accordions 6 accordions 7 accordions |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for 3 flutes, alto flute and bass flute |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for flugelhorn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon | — | — | Complete Parts · view Oboe d'amore replacing Oboe · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for 2 accordions 3 accordions |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for 4 violins |
Manuscript | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for 4 violins |
Heugel | 1883 | Complete Score, Violin Part and Cello Part · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for violin, piano and harmonium |
Carl Simon | — | Complete Score, also Piano Part · view Violin Part · view Harmonium Part · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for violin and piano violin, piano and harmonium |
Hermann Oppenheimer | 1905 | Complete Score, Violin Part, Violin Part simplified · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for flute, violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1899 | Complete Score · view Flute · view Violin · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1907 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for flute and piano |
Robert Forberg | — | Complete Score · view Flute Part · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for flute and piano |
— | — | Complete Score and Flute Part · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Bosworth & Co. | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Anton J. Benjamin | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Carl Fischer | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Johann André | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for voice and guitar |
— | — | Voice ( F sharp minor / D major or G sharp minor / E major ), Guitar ( F sharp minor / D major ) · view Complete Score ( F sharp minor / D major ) · view Voice (G#m/E), Guitar ( F sharp minor / D major ) · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Theodore Presser | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for harp |
International Music Company | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for harpsichord organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | Complete Score (with Recitativo) · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for organ | Martens Brothers | 1877 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for organ |
Schirmer | 1909 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for piano |
Mills | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for piano |
Columbian Conservatory of Music | 1910 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for piano |
Schuberth & Co. | 1877 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1877 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Arrangement for piano |
Theodore Presser | 1925 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (Act I, Scene 7) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale and XML) · view |
| view | Holy Art Thou | Arrangement for mixed chorus and organ |
Ambrose Abbott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Largo | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
Felix Lechner | 2021 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts (Original) · view Complete Parts (Transposition) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | — | Complete Recording · file | ||
| view | Synthesized | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Professor P (performer) | For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Evgeniy E. Moshkin (organ) | For Organ | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Héctor Valls (piano) | — | Aria: Ombra mai fu ( E major ) · file Aria: Ombra mai fu ( E flat major ) · file Aria: Ombra mai fu ( F major ) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | For 9 Recorders (Kemp) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | For Flugelhorn, 2 Trumpets, Trombone and Tuba (Székelyhidi) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file Synthesized Performance · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Prelude (Act I, Scene 7) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Prelude (Act I, Scene 7) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Ombra mai fu (organ solo edition) · file |
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