Composition: Alcina, HWV 34 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Alcina |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel (composer) |
| Opus | HWV 34 |
| Instrumentation | voices and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1735 |
| First published | 1735 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Opera seria |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | harpsichord | Pierre Gouin |
| view | Selections | piano | Andrew Paul Duncan |
| view | Selections | — | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Overture | harpsichord | — |
| view | Tornami a vagheggiar (Act I, sc.14) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana (Act III, sc.4) | organ | Benjamin Righetti |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | John Walsh | — | The Favourite Songs....1st, 2nd, 3rd Collections · view |
| view | Gavotte (Act I) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Tornami a vagheggiar (Act I, sc.14) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Verdi prati, selve amene (Act II, sc.12) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Un momento di contento (Act III, sc.1) | — | Felix Janssen | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Continuo/Solo Cello · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Gavotte (Act I, sc.6) | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view Zip archive of separate parts · view |
| view | Tornami a vagheggiar (Act I, sc.14) | parts | — | — | Oboe · view Violins I, II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses, Harpsichord) · view |
| view | Aria: Verdi prati, selve amene (Act II, sc.12) | parts | Edition Andreas Schein | 2017 | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | 12. Aria: Semplicetto! a donna credi? (Act I, sc.8) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Ilia Lushpa | 2021 | Recitative-Aria: Tornami a vagheggiar (Act I, sc.13-14) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | 26. Aria: Verdi prati, selve amene (Act II, sc.12) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2010 | 26. Aria: Verdi prati, selve amene (Act II, sc.12) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Manuscript | — | 28. Ombre pallide · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | 28. Ombre pallide (Act II, sc.13) · view 31. Un momento di contento (Act III, sc.1) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | Mi lusinga il dolce affetto ( D major , transposed) · view Sta nel'ircana ( G flat major , transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Colin Wake | 2022 | Complete Libretto · view Complete Libretto (Italian) · view Complete Libretto (English) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harpsichord |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2010 | Overture - Musette - Menuette · view Act I. Il Ballo · view Act II. Entrées · view Act II. Aria: Verdi prati · view Act III. Sinfonia · view Act III. Entrée: Tamburino · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Un momento di contento · view Bramo di trionfar · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement |
— | — | Entrée · view Gavotte · view Musette · view Tamburino · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for harpsichord | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2010 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tornami a vagheggiar (Act I, sc.14) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale and XML) · view |
| view | Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana (Act III, sc.4) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Complete | — | — | Ouverture: Grave · file Allegro · file Musette · file Menuet · file O Dei! quivi non scorgo · file O s'apre al riso · file Questo è il cielo de' contenti · file Gavotte · file Menuet · file Alla breve · file Ecco l'infido – Taci! · file Di', cor mio, quanto t'amai · file Mi ravvisi, Ruggier · file Di te mi rido · file Qua dunque ne veniste · file È gelosia, forza è d'amore · file La cerco in vano · file Semplicetto! a donna credi? · file Ah, infedele, infedel! · file Se nemico mi fossi · file La bocca vaga · file A quai strani perigli · file Tornami a vagheggiar · file Col celarvi a chi v'ama · file Qual portento mi richiama · file Atlante, dove sei? · file Pensa a chi geme · file Qual odio ingiusto contro me? · file Vorrei vendicarmi · file Chi scopre al mio pensiero · file Mi lusinga il dolce affetto · file S'acquieti il rio sospetto · file Ama, sospira, ma non ti offende · file Non scorgo nel tuo viso · file Mio bel tesoro · file Reina, sei tradita! · file Ah! mio cor, schernito sei! · file Or che dici, Morgana? · file È un folle, è un vile affetto · file Eccomi a' piedi tuoi · file Verdi prati, selve amene · file Ah! Ruggiero crudel · file Ombre pallide, lo so, m'udite · file Sinfonia · file Voglio amar e disamar · file Credete al mio dolore · file M'inganna, me n'avveggo · file Un momento di contento · file Molestissimo incontro! · file Ma quando tornerai · file Tutta d'armate squadre · file Sta nell'ircana pietrosa tana · file Niuna forza lo arresta · file Mi restano le lagrime · file Sin per le vie del sole · file Le lusinghe, gl'inganni · file Non è amor, né gelosia · file Prendi, e vivi · file Dall'orror di notte cieca · file Entrée · file Tamburino · file Dopo tante amare pene · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections | Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra) | Edmond Appia (conductor) | — | Suite Amaryllis (from Alcina, Terpsichore and Il Pastor Fido) · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | — | For Recorders (Tennent) | Entrée · file Gavotte · file Musette · file Tamburino · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Tornami a vagheggiar (Act I, sc.14) | — | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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