Soloists, Mixed choir, Orchestra

SKU: BA.BA04025-01

Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gesellschaft e. V. Risinger and Mark. This edition: Complete edition. Linen. Complete edition, Score. HWV 58. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04025-01. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04025-01).

ISBN 9790006443222. 33 x 26 cm inches. Text Language: English.

Handelâ??s â??Semeleâ?, which premiered in February 1744, is based on an adapted version of William Congreveâ??s opera libretto titled â??The Story of Semeleâ?, originally published in 1706. However, neither Handel nor his librettist referred to â??Semeleâ? as an opera or an oratorio, which, according to the understanding at the time, would have required a biblical and/or Christian subject matter. Contemporary audiences also disagreed on the genre. The problematic classification as an oratorio has persisted into the present day, likely due to the edition labeled as such by Chrysander. The â??Halle Handel Editionâ? (HHA) distances itself from this classification and, considering the available sources, refrains from assigning a genre label.

Congreve deviates from the mythological source multiple times in order to create tensions among the characters. The desired marriage between Semele and Athamas, whom she does not love, is an addition by Congreve to provoke the envy of her sister Ino, who desires Athamas herself. Therefore, Ino sees her own advantage in Semeleâ??s abduction by Jupiter. While Jupiterâ??s wife Juno decides to destroy Semele out of jealousy for his relationship with her, Jupiter brings Ino to his palace to console Semele. The vengeful Juno takes advantage of Inoâ??s presence and transforms into her likeness, persuading Semele to carry out a plan that later proves fatal. In the end, Ino emerges as the winner, as she is able to convince their father, Cadmus, to marry her to Athamas. The appearance of Apollo in the final scene to announce that Semeleâ??s immortal son Bacchus was saved from her ashes provides little consolation. However, this twist allows the drama to conclude with exuberant joy and a magnificent final chorus after the tragic scenes in the third act, culminating in the death of the protagonist.

Handelâ??s autograph score shows significant deviations from and numerous revisions of the original version premiered. All surviving early versions, the musical movements deleted before the premiere, and the version of the December 1744, are given in the appendix to the HHA.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 clarinos/trumpets, 2 trumpets, (3 trombones), timpani, 2 violins, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.5032109

Composed by Michael Haydn. Edited by Charles H. Sherman. This edition: urtext. 1x 50.321/31 clarino 1, 1x 50.321/32 clarino 2, 1x 50.321/33 trumpet 1, 1x 50.321/34 trumpet 2, 1x 50.321/35 trombone 1, 1x 50.321/36 trombone 2, 1x 50.321/37 trombone 3, 1x 50.321/41 timpani. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Johann Michael Haydn. Requiem In C (Schrattenbach) Mh 155. Sacred vocal music, Requiem, Mourning, death. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1771. MH 155. 72 pages. Duration 35 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 50.321/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5032109).

ISBN 9790007081003. Key: C minor. Language: Latin.

Johann Michael Haydn's Requiem in C minor heavily influenced W. A. Mozart's Requiem. In just two weeks Michael Haydn composed his work in December 1771, on the occasion of the death of his employer, Prince Bishop Sigismund Count Schrattenbach, who was beloved among the people and was a great patron of the arts. The work was written under the impression of personal tragedy: Haydn's only child, Aloisia Josepha, died in January 1771, before completing her first year of life. Parts of the Schrattenbach-Requiem were played together with the completed movements from his second, unfinished Requiem during his own furneral service. During the funeral service in Vienna for Joseph Haydn, parts of his younger brother's C-minor Requiem were also performed. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.5032100.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 clarinos/trumpets, 2 trumpets, (3 trombones), timpani, 2 violins, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.5032105

Composed by Michael Haydn. Edited by Charles H. Sherman. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Johann Michael Haydn. Requiem In C (Schrattenbach) Mh 155. Sacred vocal music, Requiem, Mourning, death. Choral Score. Composed 1771. MH 155. 20 pages. Duration 35 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 50.321/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5032105).

ISBN 9790007080990. Key: C minor. Language: Latin.

Johann Michael Haydn's Requiem in C minor heavily influenced W. A. Mozart's Requiem. In just two weeks Michael Haydn composed his work in December 1771, on the occasion of the death of his employer, Prince Bishop Sigismund Count Schrattenbach, who was beloved among the people and was a great patron of the arts. The work was written under the impression of personal tragedy: Haydn's only child, Aloisia Josepha, died in January 1771, before completing her first year of life. Parts of the Schrattenbach-Requiem were played together with the completed movements from his second, unfinished Requiem during his own furneral service. During the funeral service in Vienna for Joseph Haydn, parts of his younger brother's C-minor Requiem were also performed. Score available separately - see item CA.5032100.

Composed by Michael Haydn (1737-1806). Edited by Armin Kircher. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Johann Michael Haydn. German title: Missa Sti Aloysii in B. SSA MH 257. Latin Masses. Complete orchestral parts. Composed 1777. MH 257. Duration 30 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5425719).

(1.2.2.2/2.2.1.0,timp,perc,(org),str)

SKU: TM.12140SET

Composed by Peter Illich Tschaikowsky. Arranged by Moses Tobani. Set Type: B. Set of parts. Lucks Music Library #A5750. Published by Lucks Music Library (TM.12140SET).

Prelude, Scene, Interlude and Scene, Scene Finale.