Rinaldo, HWV 7b (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Rinaldo |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel, composer Giacomo Rossi, librettist |
| Opus | HWV 7b |
| Instrumentation | 3 sopranos, 2 altos, bass and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1731 |
| First published | — |
| 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 | Overture | 4 recorders | Maximilian Olschewski |
| View | Overture | harpsichord | — |
| View | Gigue | piano | Giuseppe Martucci |
| View | Prelude (Act I, Scene 6) | trumpet, harpsichord and strings | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Prelude (Act I, Scene 6) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Aria: Cara sposa, amante cara (Act I) | 5 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | small orchestra | Arthur Luck |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | 5 flutes | Hideo Kamioka |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | mixed chorus | Jan Sielemann |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | 4 recorders | Maximilian Olschewski |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | violin, cello and piano | Vladimír Váša |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | trumpet and organ | — |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | violin and piano | — |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | harpsichord | Pierre Gouin |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | guitar | — |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | guitar | Ben Beuming |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | viola | Norbert Körner |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | cello | Norbert Körner |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | piano | Moritz Moszkowski |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | 2 voices and piano | Walter Carroll |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | selections | Möseler Verlag | — | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | — | — | — | Complete score (Original key, F major) Engraving files (Finale) Engraving files (XML) |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | — | — | — | Complete score (Transposed, D major) Engraving files (Finale) Engraving files (XML) |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | — | — | — | Complete score (Original key, F major) |
| View | Complete | parts,selections | Möseler Verlag | — | Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | parts | — | — | Soprano Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos and Basses |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | parts | — | — | Contralto Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos and Basses |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score (Original key, F major) Complete Score (Transposed, D major) |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | vocal score | New York: J.L. Peters | 1876 | Complete Score (Transposed, Emajor) |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score (Transposed, Emajor) |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score (Transposed, Emajor) |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | vocal score | Schirmer | 1911 | Complete Score (Transposed, D major) Color Cover |
| View | Overture | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score Soprano recorder Alto recorder Tenor recorder Bass recorder |
| View | Overture | Arrangement for harpsichord | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2007 | Complete Score (revised edition) |
| View | Gigue | Arrangement for piano |
Milano: Paolo Mariani | 1900 | Complete Score |
| View | Prelude (Act I, Scene 6) | Arrangement for trumpet, harpsichord and strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| View | Prelude (Act I, Scene 6) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| View | Aria: Cara sposa, amante cara (Act I) | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for small orchestra |
Manuscript | — | Complete Score Flute 1/2 Oboe 1/2 Clarinet 1/2 (B) Bassoon 1/2 Horn 1/2 (F) Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for 5 flutes |
— | — | Complete Score Complete parts |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
Jan Sielemann | 2020 | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score Soprano recorder Alto recorder Tenor recorder Bass recorder |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
— | — | Complete Score (transposed) Voice in A/D and C/E, Guitar in A/D Complete Score (transposed) Voice and Guitar in A/D only Complete Score (transposed) Voice in C/E, Guitar in A/D |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ | — | — | Complete Score Trumpet Part |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for violin and piano | — | — | Piano score Cello part |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for harpsichord |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2007 | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for guitar | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | 2018 | Complete score |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for viola |
Edition Bröckel | 2022 | Complete score |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for cello |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Arrangement for 2 voices and piano |
Novello | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | Selections | Héctor Valls, piano | For Voice and Piano (Valls) | Lascia Ch'Io Pianga Cara Sposa Or La Tromba In Suon Festante |
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| View | Aria: Cara sposa, amante cara (Act I) | Derek Lee Ragin, performer | — | Aria preceded by Sinfonia | |
| View | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | Bert Alink, guitar | For Guitar solo (Alink) | Complete performance | |
| View | — | Elisabetta Cavaleri, performer | — | Lascia ch'io pianga | |
| View | Synthesized | Overture | For 4 Recorders (Olschewski) | Synthesized performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Prelude (Act I, Scene 6) | For Trumpet, Harpsichord and Strings (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Prelude (Act I, Scene 6) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Aria: Cara sposa, amante cara (Act I) | For 5 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | — | Original key (F major) Original key (F major) |
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| View | Synthesized | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | — | Transposed (D major) Transposed (D major) |
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| View | Synthesized | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | For 4 Recorders (Olschewski) | Synthesized performance | |
| View | MIDI | Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga (Act II) | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance |
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