Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Giulio Cesare in Egitto |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel, composer Nicola Francesco Haym, librettist |
| Opus | HWV 17 |
| Instrumentation | 2 sopranos, 4 altos, 2 basses and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1724 |
| First published | 1724 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
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| View | Selections | orchestra | Johann Georg Pisendel |
| View | Selections | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| View | Selections | trumpet and piano | Jay Lichtmann |
| View | Ouverture | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| View | Ouverture | harpsichord | — |
| View | Ouverture | harpsichord | Pierre Gouin |
| View | Largo (Act 1) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| View | Cesare's Aria: Va tacito (Act I, Sc.9) | voice and piano | Gabriel Bachmanov |
| View | Cleopatra's Aria: Se pietà di me non senti (Act II, Sc.7) | violin and piano | Ottokar Perner |
| View | Sinfonia (Act III, Sc.2) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Piangerò la sorte mia, si crudele (Act III, Sc.3) | strings and soprano | Michael Joel |
| View | La Marche (Act III, Sc.10) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Son nata a lagrimar | oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| View | Son nata a lagrimar | 2 clarinets and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| View | Son nata a lagrimar | 2 basset horns and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| View | Son nata a lagrimar | 3 bassoons | Roe William Goodman |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | Héctor Valls, piano | For Voice and Piano (Valls) | Aria: V'adoro pupille Aria: Cara Speme Aria: Piangerò la sorte mia |
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| View | Synthesized | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Sinfonia (Act 3, sc.2) La Marche (Act 3, sc.10) |
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