Composition: Berenice, HWV 38 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Berenice |
| Alternative title | Berenice, regina d'Egitto |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel (composer) and Antonio Salvi (librettist) |
| Opus | HWV 38 |
| Instrumentation | 2 sopranos, 3 altos, tenor, bass and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1736 |
| First published | 1737 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Selections | organ | Pierre Gouin |
| view | Overture | 2 violins, viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Andante-Larghetto (Minuet) | orchestra | Sydney Baynes |
| view | Andante-Larghetto (Minuet) | strings | William Thomas Best |
| view | Andante-Larghetto (Minuet) | organ | William Thomas Best |
| view | Andante-Larghetto (Minuet) | piano | Sydney Baynes |
| view | Now on land and sea decending | 4 voices | Herbert Arthur Chambers |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Selections | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Largo Allegro Andante Larghetto Gigue |
| view | Synthesized | Selections | For Organ (Gouin) | 1. Andante-Larghetto; 2. Gigue |
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