Composition: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Acis and Galatea |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel (composer) and John Gay (librettist) |
| Opus | HWV 49 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1718 |
| First published | 1743 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Serenatas |
| Language | English |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| view | Selections | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| view | Selections | piano | Edward Francis Rimbault |
| view | Chorus: Oh the pleasure of the plains (Act 1, No.2) | female chorus and piano | John Michael Diack |
| view | Chorus: Wretched Lovers (Act 2, No.10) | organ | William Thomas Best |
| view | Aria: Would you gain the tender creature (Act 2, No.15) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | John Walsh | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Sibelius and MusicXML) · view |
| view | Recitative and Aria: Ye verdant plains; Hush, hush (No.3) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Selections (Nos.1, 2) | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Violins I/II · view Continuo (Cellos, Basses, Keyboard) · view |
| view | Recitative and Aria: Ye verdant plains; Hush, hush (No.3) | parts | — | — | Soprano solo · view Piccolo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Basso (Cellos, Basses, Keyboard) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Goulding & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | John Walsh | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | Aria: Love in her eyes sits playing (Act 1) · view Aria: Would you gain the tender creature (Act 2) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | J. B. Cramer | — | 11-12. Recitative: I Rage, and Aria: O ruddier than the cherry · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | Recitative and Aria: O ruddier than the cherry (Act 2) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
— | — | Damon's arias (Nos.5b and 15) Embellishments for the da capo (voice part) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
London: D'Almaine and Co. | — | Airs and Choruses · view |
| view | Chorus: Oh the pleasure of the plains (Act 1, No.2) | Arrangement for female chorus and piano |
Paterson | 1929 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: Wretched Lovers (Act 2, No.10) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Would you gain the tender creature (Act 2, No.15) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score, Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale and XML) · view |
Recordings/Performances
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