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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
{{#Legend:}} | {{#Legend:}} | ||
*{{CPDLno|10037}} pp. 1-26: [[Media:A&G_a-b.pdf|{{pdf}}]] pp. 27-50: [[Media:A&G_c-d.pdf|{{pdf}}]] pp. 51-74: [[Media:A&G_e-f.pdf|{{pdf}}]] pp. 75-100: [[Media:A&G_g-h.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:AandGmidi.ZIP|{{Zip}}]] (MIDI) | *{{PostedDate|2006-01-29}} {{CPDLno|10037}} pp. 1-26: [[Media:A&G_a-b.pdf|{{pdf}}]] pp. 27-50: [[Media:A&G_c-d.pdf|{{pdf}}]] pp. 51-74: [[Media:A&G_e-f.pdf|{{pdf}}]] pp. 75-100: [[Media:A&G_g-h.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:AandGmidi.ZIP|{{Zip}}]] (MIDI) | ||
{{Editor|Michael Gibson|2006-01-29}} {{ScoreInfo|Letter|24|3000}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | {{Editor|Michael Gibson|2006-01-29}} {{ScoreInfo|Letter|24|3000}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|4 PDF Sections make up complete vocal score (page numbers at bottom, musical numbers at top of page). MIDI files are zipped. Based on Joseph Barnby's {{Cat|SATB}} rearrangement of choruses.}} | ||
==Excerpts== | ===Excerpts=== | ||
*{{CPDLno|17685}} [{{website|artsong}}2008/handel-i-rage-i-melt-i-burn-o-ruddier-than-the-cherry/ {{net}}] | * {{PostedDate|2008-07-23}} {{CPDLno|17685}} [{{website|artsong}}2008/handel-i-rage-i-melt-i-burn-o-ruddier-than-the-cherry/ {{net}}] | ||
{{Contributor|David Newman|2008-07-23}} {{ScoreInfo|Letter|7|303}} {{Copy|Public Domain}} | {{Contributor|David Newman|2008-07-23}} {{ScoreInfo|Letter|7|303}} {{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|''recit. & aria for {{Cat|Solo Bass|bass:}}'' "I Rage, I Melt / O Ruddier than the Cherry" Edition in G Minor, {{Cat|Keyboard version|piano reduction}} by [[Ebenezer Prout]]}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''Acis and Galatea, HWV 49''}} | |||
{{Composer|George Frideric Handel}} | {{Composer|George Frideric Handel}} | ||
{{Lyricist|3|John Gay|Alexander Pope|John Hughes}} | {{Lyricist|3|John Gay|Alexander Pope|John Hughes}} | ||
{{Voicing|5|SATTB}} with {{cat|Solo STTB}} | {{Voicing|5|SATTB}} with {{cat|Solo STTB}} | ||
'''Soli:''' | '''Soli:''' | ||
:''Galatea'' - soprano | :''Galatea'' - soprano | ||
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{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|Orchestra}} | {{Instruments|Orchestra}} | ||
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{{Descr|There are quite a few incarnations of this work: the serenata/cantata for 3 singers ''Aci, Galatea e Polifemo'' (HWV 72) was written in 1708. Handel wrote completely new music for the serenade/masque ''Acis and Galatea'' in 1717-18 for 5 singers (published 1722). In 1732 he made a 3 act version borrowing some music from ''Aci, Galatea e Polifemo'' as well as other Italian works (and dropping the role of Coridon), and in 1739 he reworked the 1718 version into 2 acts. The 1732 version continued to be revised through 1741. Mozart adapted the work in 1788 (K. 566).}} | |||
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*{{IMSLP2|Acis and Galatea, HWV 49 (Handel, George Frideric)}} | *{{IMSLP2|Acis and Galatea, HWV 49 (Handel, George Frideric)}} | ||
*[{{website|artsong}}2008/handel-i-rage-i-melt-i-burn-o-ruddier-than-the-cherry/ Entry at "Art Song Central" for "O ruddier". ] | *[{{website|artsong}}2008/handel-i-rage-i-melt-i-burn-o-ruddier-than-the-cherry/ Entry at "Art Song Central" for "O ruddier". ] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acis_and_Galatea Wikipedia's entry for "Acis and Galatea". ] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acis_and_Galatea Wikipedia's entry for "Acis and Galatea". ] | ||
*[http://www.musicassociatesofamerica.com/news/acis.html Synopsis] and [http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/libretti/acis.htm Libretto] of the opera "Acis and galatea". | *[http://www.musicassociatesofamerica.com/news/acis.html Synopsis] and [http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/libretti/acis.htm Libretto] of the opera "Acis and galatea". | ||
*[http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/0001/bsb00016728/images/ complete scanned score of Chrysander edition] from the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. | *[http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/0001/bsb00016728/images/ complete scanned score of Chrysander edition] from the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. | ||
*[http://www.acisandgalatea.org/#!mozart-arrangement/c22lt More on Mozart version as staged by Mark Morris] | *[http://www.acisandgalatea.org/#!mozart-arrangement/c22lt More on Mozart version as staged by Mark Morris]}} | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English| | {{Text|English| | ||
'''Recit:''' | '''Recit:''' | ||
:I rage, I rage, I melt, I burn! | :I rage, I rage, I melt, I burn! | ||
:The feeble god has stabbed me to the heart. | :The feeble god has stabbed me to the heart. | ||
:Thou trusty pine, prop of my god-like steps, | :Thou trusty pine, prop of my god-like steps, | ||
:I lay thee by! | :I lay thee by! | ||
:Bring me a hundred reeds of decent growth, | :Bring me a hundred reeds of decent growth, | ||
:to make a pipe for my capacious mouth; | :to make a pipe for my capacious mouth; | ||
:in soft enchanting accents | :in soft enchanting accents | ||
:let me breathe sweet Galatea’s beauty, and my love. | :let me breathe sweet Galatea’s beauty, and my love. | ||
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- (Posted 2006-01-29) CPDL #10037: pp. 1-26: pp. 27-50: pp. 51-74: pp. 75-100: (MIDI)
- Editor: Michael Gibson (submitted 2006-01-29). Score information: Letter, 24 pages, 2.93 MB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: 4 PDF Sections make up complete vocal score (page numbers at bottom, musical numbers at top of page). MIDI files are zipped. Based on Joseph Barnby's SATB rearrangement of choruses.
Excerpts
- (Posted 2008-07-23) CPDL #17685:
- Contributor: David Newman (submitted 2008-07-23). Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 303 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: recit. & aria for bass: "I Rage, I Melt / O Ruddier than the Cherry" Edition in G Minor, piano reduction by Ebenezer Prout
General Information
Title: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Lyricists: John Gay, Alexander Pope and John Hughes
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
with Solo STTB
Soli:
- Galatea - soprano
- Acis - tenor
- Damon - tenor (treble in the 1718 version)
- Polyphemus - bass
- Coridon - tenor (1718 only)
Language: English
Instruments: Orchestra
First published:
Description: There are quite a few incarnations of this work: the serenata/cantata for 3 singers Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (HWV 72) was written in 1708. Handel wrote completely new music for the serenade/masque Acis and Galatea in 1717-18 for 5 singers (published 1722). In 1732 he made a 3 act version borrowing some music from Aci, Galatea e Polifemo as well as other Italian works (and dropping the role of Coridon), and in 1739 he reworked the 1718 version into 2 acts. The 1732 version continued to be revised through 1741. Mozart adapted the work in 1788 (K. 566).
External websites:
- Acis and Galatea, HWV 49 (George Frideric Handel) at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
- Entry at "Art Song Central" for "O ruddier".
- Wikipedia's entry for "Acis and Galatea".
- Synopsis and Libretto of the opera "Acis and galatea".
- complete scanned score of Chrysander edition from the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
- More on Mozart version as staged by Mark Morris
Original text and translations
English text
Recit:
I rage, I rage, I melt, I burn!
The feeble god has stabbed me to the heart.
Thou trusty pine, prop of my god-like steps,
I lay thee by!
Bring me a hundred reeds of decent growth,
to make a pipe for my capacious mouth;
in soft enchanting accents
let me breathe sweet Galatea’s beauty, and my love.
Aria:
O ruddier than the cherry,
O sweeter than the berry,
O nymph more bright than moonshine night,
Like kidlings blithe and merry!
Ripe as the melting cluster,
No lily has such lustre;
Yet hard to tame as raging flame,
And fierce as storms that bluster!