Piano SKU: BT.BWH004910 Composed by Joseph Jongen. Studies & Exercises. B...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BT.BWH004910
Composed
by Joseph Jongen. Studies
& Exercises. Book Only.
12 pages. Bosworth & Co.
#BWH004910. Published by
Bosworth & Co.
(BT.BWH004910).
English.
Premiere Etude De
Concert in B
minor was the first of
three works for solo
Piano, published in 1920
as the composer’s
Opus 65. The suite was
dedicated to the
Ukrainian pianist
Alexander Brailowsky, who
is bestremembered for his
virtuosic interpretation
of Chopin’s
complete works.
Joseph
Jongen (1873-1953)
was a Belgian organist
and composer. A
precocious talent, he was
admitted to the Liege
Conservatory at the age
of 7,studying Fugue,
Piano, Composition and
Organ. He began writing
music at the age of 13
and eventually composed
over 200 works, though
some were later
destroyed. His
Symphonie
Concertante is
considered by many to
beamongthe greatest works
ever written for Organ
and Orchestra.
By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Teaching Singer: Catherine Hedberg. For Alto voi...(+)
By Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn. Teaching
Singer: Catherine
Hedberg. For Alto voice.
Choral learning aid.
SingleParts with
StudySpots. Classical;
Choral. Level: Novice to
semi professional. 2
Choral Practice CDs.
Duration 2:35:50.
Published by Rehearsal
Arts, LLC.
(12 Solo Arrangements with CD Accompaniment). By Metallica. For French Horn (Hor...(+)
(12 Solo Arrangements
with CD Accompaniment).
By Metallica. For French
Horn (Horn).
Instrumental. Softcover
with CD. 16 pages.
Published by Cherry Lane
Music
Orchestra SKU: BT.MUSM570366699 Composed by Ed Hughes. Score Only. 62 pag...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BT.MUSM570366699
Composed by Ed Hughes.
Score Only. 62 pages.
University of York Music
Press #MUSM570366699.
Published by University
of York Music Press
(BT.MUSM570366699).
English.
Le
Voyage Dans La Lune is a
continuous orchestral
score of approximately 14
minutes comprising two
outer fast sections and a
slower inner section of a
dream-like character. The
work is directly inspired
by the film Le Voyage
Dans La Lune (1902),
written and directed by
the pioneering French
film-maker, Georges
Méliès. Méliès was
influenced by 19th
century interests in
science and discoveries,
as well as the science
fiction of Jules Verne.
At the same time his work
seems fantastic, surreal
and satirical. Some
critics point out an
underlying critique of
colonial adventuring. The
plot centres on a group
of astronomers who decide
to launch a rocket to the
moon containing a handful
of their number. They
reach the moon (famously
landing on the moon’s
face) and then encounter
a strange race of aliens,
whom they battle and
destroy. The return to
earth involves a dramatic
descent, a plunge into
the ocean and then
celebratory dancing. The
film inhabits a surreal
and dream-like space, and
uses an idiosyncratic
visual language which
transforms reality. This
inspired an active
musical response in my
own score, which is by
turns abrupt, smooth,
lyrical and violent, and
expresses something of
the strange shifting
surfaces and multiple and
layered tempos evident in
the film. The canons in
the horns in the first
scene reflect the intense
arguments of the
astronomers as they
consider the project. The
slower inner section is
inspired by the scenes of
the industrial City
viewed from its rooftops
by the astronomers. It
also expresses the wonder
of the astronomers as
they see the earth rise
from the perspective of
the moon after their
arrival there. The music
of the final section is
in places conflicted,
reflecting the violent
encounters with the
moon’s inhabitants. It
moves into a more
harmonious phase at the
close to match the
celebrations upon the
astronomers’ return
from their adventuring.
The music could be
considered to be a
surreal mini-opera
without voices, voicing
instead the characters of
the silent screen. - Ed
Hughes.
Frank Ticheli : Vesuvius Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Manhattan Beach Music
By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for high school, community, and college...(+)
By Frank Ticheli. Concert
band. Suitable for high
school, community, and
college bands. Conductor
Full Score. Duration
9:00. Published by
Manhattan Beach Music.
Level: Grade 4.
Cantata for the 8th
Sunday after Trinity.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Christiane Hausmann. This
edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Bach vocal. Viola. Sacred
vocal music, Cantatas,
Trinity. Single Part,
Viola. Composed 1723. BWV
136. 4 pages. Duration 22
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.136/13. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3113613).
ISBN
9790007208134. Text
language:
German/English.
The
cantata Erforsche mich
Gott und erfahre mein
Herz BWV 136 was composed
in Bach's first year as
Kantor of St. Thomas's in
Leipzig and was first
performed on the 8th
Sunday after Trinity, the
18th July 1723. The
librettist is unknown.
The title of the cantata
is taken from verse 23 of
Psalm 139: Erforsche mich
Gott und erfahre mein
Herz; prufe mich und
erfahre, wie ich's meine.
(Search me, O God, and
know my heart: try me,
and know my thoughts) The
opening chorus forms an
extended fugue, framed by
string writing bursting
with energy. The
obbligato horn
accentuates and enriches
the movement with a
special tonal color. The
alto aria in F sharp
minor (movement 3)
comprises a trio movement
with an oboe d'amore as
solo instrument in a
contrasting range - a
presto middle section
which dramatically
charges the words Denn
seines Eifers Grimm
vernichtet (For the fury
of its zeal will
destroy). In the duet
(movement 5) the text is
sung by tenor and bass
line by line, sometimes
imitating contrapuntally,
and sometimes both
singing together
dramatically in
homophonic writing. A
simple chorale setting to
the melody Auf meinen
lieben Gott concludes the
cantata. Particularly
charming here is the
violin which joins the
four vocal parts as an
independent part. Score
and part available
separately - see item
CA.3113600.
By Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1751). Arranged by Sean F. Biehn. For Trombone...(+)
By Tomaso Giovanni
Albinoni (1671-1751).
Arranged by Sean F.
Biehn. For Trombone and
String Quartet. Baroque.
Advanced. Score and
parts. Published by
Cherry Classics
Further Adventures for the Intermediate Drummer. Performed by Metallica. Instruc...(+)
Further Adventures for
the Intermediate Drummer.
Performed by Metallica.
Instructional. Softcover
with CD. Size 9x12
inches. 72 pages.
Published by CHERRY LANE
MUSIC.
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 6 SKU: BT.GOB-000963-140 Voyage au Centr...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 6
SKU:
BT.GOB-000963-140
Voyage au Centre de la
Terre. Composed by
Harrie Janssen. Score
Only. 120 pages. Gobelin
Music Publications #GOB
000963-140. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000963-140).
This
composition was based on
the world-famous novel by
the French author Jules
Verne. This novel
describes the attempt to
reach the centre of the
earth. The descent of the
crater of the volcano
called Snaeffels,
situated in Iceland,
marks thebeginning of
this voyage to the
sublunary world. The
German geologist,
professor Lidenbrock, is
accompanied on this trip
by his nephew Axel and an
Icelandic guide named
Hans. The last mentioned
will be helpful in many
occasions.
Dark
colors & mist
The
composer tried in this
single work to give a
musical expression to
various significant
moments from this novel.
In the introduction he
sketches an image of the
dismal ambience on the
island by using dark
colors. Risingfragments
of mist reveal the flanks
of the monumental
mountain Scataris. The
composer tries to catch
this image in a majestic
and broad
chorale.
Away
from Iceland
Subsequently the ostinato
rhythmicity and
virtuosity representthe
hectic descent of the
crater of the volcano.
The party descends ever
more and more and travels
south, away from Iceland.
On the way, they see all
kinds of rock formations,
fossils and minerals. At
a depth of thirty hours
walking distance, atabout
150 kilometers below the
surface, they reach a sub
terrestrial sea which is
called the Lidenbrock
sea.
Genuine
eruption of
sounds
Strange
electric manifestations
and unpredictable weather
conditions accompany
thissingular phenomenon.
An orchestral
tutti-episode expresses
this impression
musically. On a
make-shift raft, the
party continues its
voyage, heading to the
south coast of this huge
sea. Once ashore, an
enormous rock obstructs
the passage. The
blowingup of this
obstacle unleashes a
genuine eruption of
sounds in the
orchestration.
Spat out by the
volcano
But the
explosion has an
unforeseen side effect.
The sea - travelers and
raft included - is sucked
upwards into a dark
hole.Again, our heroes
are accompanied on their
involuntary voyage, while
left to fend for
themselves, by an ever
increasing ostinato
rhythmicity.
Before an irruption can
destroy the raft, the
threesome manages to
escape and climb up
through acave towards the
daylight. They seem to be
spat out by the Stromboli
volcano on the island of
Sicily, far from home.
The composition ends
with triumphant sounds
that represent the
scientific triumph of
these
adventurers.
De
compositie 'Voyage au
centre de la terre ....'
is gebaseerd op de
wereldberoemde roman van
de Franse schrijver Jules
Verne. Het boek
beschrijft de poging het
middelpunt van de aarde
te bereiken. Een afdaling
van de op
IJslandgesitueerde
vulkaankrater 'de
Sneffels', markeert het
begin van deze reis in
het ondermaanse. De
Duitse geoloog professor
Lidenbrock wordt hierbij
vergezeld door zijn
neefje Axel en een
IJslandse gids genaamd
Hans. Laatstgenoemdezal
in menig netelige
situatie nog van pas
komen.
De
componist heeft getracht
in dit eendelige werk een
aantal significante
momenten uit deze roman
te verklanken. In de
inleiding wordt door
middel van donkere
kleureneen beeld
geschetst van de desolate
sfeer op het eiland.
Optrekkende flarden nevel
onthullen de flanken van
de monumentale berg 'de
Scartaris'. De componist
tracht dit beeld te
vangen in een majestueus,
breed opgezet
koraal. Vervolgens
staan ostinate ritmiek en
virtuositeit voor de
hectische afdaling in de
vulkaankrater. De
groep daalt dieper en
dieper af, en reist
daarbij zuidwaards, weg
van IJsland. Onderweg
komen ze allerlei
rotsformaties,fossielen
en mineralen tegen. Op
een diepte van 'dertig
uur gaans', op ca. 150
km. diepte, bereikt het
gezelschap een
onderaardse zee die 'de
Lidenbrockzee' genoemd
wordt. Vreemd
aandoende electrische
verschijnselen
enonvoorspelbare
weersomstandigheden
vergezellen dit
zonderlinge fenomeen. In
een orkestrale
tutti-episode wordt deze
indruk verklankt. Op
een provisorisch gebouwd
vlot vervolgt het groepje
hun reis, daarbij
koersend naar dezuidkust
van deze enorme zee.
Eenmaal aan wal gekomen
verspert een enorm
rotsblok verdere
doorgang. Het
opblazen van dit obstakel
ontketent een ware
klankeruptie in het
orkest. Echter, de
ontploffing heeft een
onvoorzien
neveneffect.
(Cantata for a penitential service). By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edite...(+)
(Cantata for a
penitential service). By
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750). Edited by
Ulrich Leisinger. For
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, oboe, bassoon,
violin, 2 violas, basso
continuo. This edition:
Paperbound. A-Moll (A
minor). Stuttgart Urtext
Edition. . full score.
Cantatas; Special days.
A Step-by-Step Breakdown of Metallica's Guitar Styles and Techniques. Performed ...(+)
A Step-by-Step Breakdown
of Metallica's Guitar
Styles and Techniques.
Performed by Metallica.
By Doug Boduch. Video.
DVD (Digital Video Disc).
Size 5.3x7.5 inches.
Published by Cherry Lane
Music.
Piano, Voix et Guitare [Partition] - Intermédiaire Cherry Lane
Performed by Metallica. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/...(+)
Performed by Metallica.
For voice, piano and
guitar chords. Format:
piano/vocal/chords
songbook. With vocal
melody, piano
accompaniment, lyrics,
chord names and guitar
chord diagrams. Metal and
hard rock. 88 pages. 9x12
inches. Published by
Cherry Lane Music.
Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.49046988 Lyric Trilogy After Maurice M...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.49046988
Lyric Trilogy After
Maurice Maeterlinck Study
Score, French.
Composed by Aribert
Reimann. Edition Schott.
Classical. Softcover. 280
pages. Duration 5400
seconds. Schott Music
#ED23491. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49046988).
ISBN
9781705174333. UPC:
842819115281.
8.25x11.75x0.695
inches.
SYNOPSIS
Aribert Reimann's
'Trilogie lyrique' is
based on three plays by
Maurice Maeterlinck: In
L'Intruse, a family is
sitting at the table with
their blind grandfather.
They are waiting for the
doctor to arrive and tend
to his daughter who is
lying ill in bed after
having given birth: her
new-born son has not yet
made a single sound. The
old man senses that
something is wrong due to
the uneasy atmosphere in
the room. Who is sitting
in our midst? he asks. He
is the only one who
cansee the presence of
death. Interieur: Once
again a family is
gathered round the table
in the evening, but this
time we observe the
action from outside,
looking through the
window with the
grandfather and a
stranger: no sound can be
heard. Outside the house,
the stranger reports that
the eldest daughter has
drowned and that he has
pulled her out of the
river. Although the
corpse is already being
carried through the
village to the family,
the grandfather cannot
bring himself to destroy
this idyll. La Mort de
Tintagiles: The young
Tintagiles is told a
story about a mysterious
castle and the aged queen
who has all potential
heirsto the throne
murdered. His siblings
sense that Tintagiles has
been summoned to the
castle to be murdered,
but nobody openly
expresses this fact. It
is the sinister
messengers of death from
the interludes, now
visible as the queens
servants, who ful?l her
demand and snatch the
sleeping boy from his
sisters'arms. Commentary
'In comparison with his
Medea for example with
its stormy outbreaks of
emotion and violence,
Reimann's score is worked
in an impressive
refinement of sound. It
begins with rumbling,
hesitating and expressive
music in the first
section, demanding highly
ingenious sound effects
from the lower strings
including tapping and
faltering glissandos in
its noisy expression of
mortal fear. Inthe second
part, the woodwind
formation plays at times
almost in chamber music
fashion and is then
suddenly painfully
shrill. The third part
luxuriates and rages in
its rich, full
orchestration. The manner
in which Reimann displays
his mastery in textural
shading, the invention of
sounds welling up and
fading away, the rhythmic
and melodic capacity of
suffering and the music's
inner violence are all
utterly
compelling.'(Wolfgang
Schreiber, Opernwelt,
November 2017).
By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Teaching Singer: Don Wilkinson. For Bass voice. ...(+)
By Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn. Teaching
Singer: Don Wilkinson.
For Bass voice. Choral
learning aid. SingleParts
with StudySpots.
Classical; Choral. Level:
Novice to semi
professional. 2 Choral
Practice CDs. Duration
2:28:11. Published by
Rehearsal Arts, LLC.
Band concert band - Grade 3 SKU: KJ.WB188 Composed by Quincy C. Hilliard....(+)
Band concert band - Grade
3
SKU: KJ.WB188
Composed by Quincy C.
Hilliard. Bandworks.
Score and set of parts.
Neil A. Kjos Music
Company #WB188. Published
by Neil A. Kjos Music
Company (KJ.WB188).
This
Multi-Movement
Programmatic Work Is
Based Upon the Legend of
Acapulco. The Five
Movements Are Entitled
the Warrior. Grade 3.
Choir SKU: CA.2708305 Composed by Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch. Edited ...(+)
Choir
SKU:
CA.2708305
Composed
by Carl Friedrich
Christian Fasch. Edited
by Ryan Kelly. Chorus 1
and 4. Sacred vocal
music, Masses, Latin.
Choral Score. FWV.
Duration 23 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
27.083/05. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2708305).
ISBN
9790007164171. Language:
Latin.
Carl
Friedrich Christian
Fasch's Mass in 16 parts
is remarkable for more
than its unusual scoring.
Inspired by the Italian
church music style of
Orazio Benevoli, it was
composed in 1783 for the
Berliner Sing-Akademie,
and revised by Fasch
several times throughout
his life in order to
adapt the score to the
vocal capabilities of his
ensemble. The composer
destroyed all earlier
compositions, which
probably contributed to
the legendary fame which
this mass has enjoyed
since the 19th century.
The mass was, however,
only published in 1839 -
around four decades after
Fasch's death. The
present edition is based
on the version contained
in the first printed
edition. In addition to
modern music notation,
extensive performance
materials (two choral
scores, separate organ
part) facilitate the
rehearsal of this
challenging work. Score
available separately -
see item CA.2708300.
An Inside Look at the Bass Styles of Metallica. Performed by Metallica. By James...(+)
An Inside Look at the
Bass Styles of Metallica.
Performed by Metallica.
By James A. Rota. Hal
Leonard Guitar Method.
Book and CD package. With
notes and tablature. Size
9x12 inches. 64 pages
Viola (2.2.cor ang.2.B-clar.2 - 4.2.2flhn.3.1 - timp - hp - str) SKU: BR.OB-5...(+)
Viola (2.2.cor
ang.2.B-clar.2 -
4.2.2flhn.3.1 - timp - hp
- str)
SKU:
BR.OB-5328-19
Urtext. Composed
by Cesar Auguste Franck.
Edited by Peter Jost.
Stapled.
Orchester-Bibliothek
(Orchestral Library). A
major work of the
late-romantic repertoire,
Cesar Franck's only
symphony joins the ranks
of Breitkopf & Hartel's
new orchestral editions
which follow the
principles of Source
Criticism for Practical
Use. Symphony; Romantic.
Part. 16 pages. Duration
37'. Breitkopf and
Haertel #OB 5328-19.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel
(BR.OB-5328-19).
ISBN
9790004333846. 10 x 12.5
inches.
Cesar
Franck wrote his Symphony
in D minor in 1887/88; in
spite of the work's
lukewarm reception at its
world premiere on 17
February 1889, the work
was published during his
lifetime. It was not
until a few years later
that the established
conductors dared perform
this work more frequently
. It marked the
inevitable triumph of a
work which had once
caused such a furor and
whose individuality of
conception burst the
framework of the genre
(double tonality of D and
F minor in the opening
movement; the combination
of Andante and Scherzo in
the central one; the
recapitulation of the
main themes and motifs of
the previous movements in
the finale). The work was
finally accepted into the
concert repertoire for
good around the turn of
the century, not least
through the good offices
of influential critics
and composers.Just as
with the previously
published Carnival of the
Animals (PB/OB 5321) by
Saint-Saens, Franck's
work also raises many
questions concerning its
origin and history. Peter
Jost based his work on
the first edition (the
autograph was destroyed
in a fire in 1935) as
well as on the piano
reduction (four-handed)
by the composer.
A
major work of the
late-romantic repertoire,
Cesar Franck's only
symphony joins the ranks
of Breitkopf & Hartel's
new orchestral editions
which follow the
principles of Source
Criticism for Practical
Use.
ATB vocal soli, SATB choir SKU: CA.3113605 Cantata for the 8th Sunday ...(+)
ATB vocal soli, SATB
choir
SKU:
CA.3113605
Cantata
for the 8th Sunday after
Trinity. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Christiane
Hausmann. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Trinity. Choral
Score. Composed 1723. BWV
136. 8 pages. Duration 22
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.136/05. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3113605).
ISBN
9790007171612. Language:
German/English.
Translation: Henry
Drinker. Scripture:
Matthew
7:15-23.
The
cantata Erforsche mich
Gott und erfahre mein
Herz BWV 136 was composed
in Bach's first year as
Kantor of St. Thomas's in
Leipzig and was first
performed on the 8th
Sunday after Trinity, the
18th July 1723. The
librettist is unknown.
The title of the cantata
is taken from verse 23 of
Psalm 139: Erforsche mich
Gott und erfahre mein
Herz; prufe mich und
erfahre, wie ich's meine.
(Search me, O God, and
know my heart: try me,
and know my thoughts) The
opening chorus forms an
extended fugue, framed by
string writing bursting
with energy. The
obbligato horn
accentuates and enriches
the movement with a
special tonal color. The
alto aria in F sharp
minor (movement 3)
comprises a trio movement
with an oboe d'amore as
solo instrument in a
contrasting range - a
presto middle section
which dramatically
charges the words Denn
seines Eifers Grimm
vernichtet (For the fury
of its zeal will
destroy). In the duet
(movement 5) the text is
sung by tenor and bass
line by line, sometimes
imitating contrapuntally,
and sometimes both
singing together
dramatically in
homophonic writing. A
simple chorale setting to
the melody Auf meinen
lieben Gott concludes the
cantata. Particularly
charming here is the
violin which joins the
four vocal parts as an
independent part. Score
available separately -
see item CA.3113600.
Filadelfia Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1186064-140 Composed by Jacob...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1186064-140
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Concert and Contest
Collection CBHA. Concert
Piece. Score Only.
Composed 2018. 19 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1186064-140.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1186064-140).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
Filadelfia
is a small town in the
province of Vibo Valentia
in the southern Italian
region of Calabria. In
1783 the town suffered a
devastating earthquake.
This work depicts the
events before and after
the disaster, and starts
peacefully, with
dance-like music sounding
in the streets. After
this the earthquake
destroys everything,
causing deep despair. In
the end, the town is
being rebuilt, which
calls for a festive
celebration!
Filadelfia is een
klein stadje in de
provincie Vibo Valentia
in de Zuid-Italiaanse
regio Calabrië. In
1783 vond hier een
verwoestende aardbeving
plaats. Dit werk
beschrijft de situatie
voor en na deze ramp:
eerst horen we dansrijke
melodieën in de
straten, maar daarna
vaagt de aardbeving alles
weg en klinkt er wanhoop
door in de muziek.
Uiteindelijk wordt het
plaatsje herbouwd en dat
is dan weer reden voor
feestelijke klanken!
Filadelfia ist
eine kleine Stadt in der
Provinz Vibo Valentia in
der süditalienischen
Region Kalabrien. 1783
gab es in der Stadt ein
verheerendes Erdbeben.
Das Werk beschreibt die
Ereignisse vor und nach
der Katastrophe. Es
beginnt mit einer
tanzartigen Musik, die in
den Straßen dieses
friedlichen Ortes
erklingen. Das Erdbeben
zerstört alles und
verursacht eine große
Verzweiflung.
Schließlich wird die
Stadt wiederaufgebaut und
feiert ein fröhliches
Fest!
Semele, HWV 58 Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement Soli, chœur mixte et orchestre Barenreiter
Soloists, Mixed choir, Orchestra SKU: BA.BA04025-01 Composed by George Fr...(+)
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.
Hande
lâ??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.
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And His No-Good,
Nefarious
Plot to Destroy L.A..
Composed
by J.H. Bell. Young
Concert
Band. Command Series.
Audio
recording available
separately
(item CL.WFR395). Score
and
set of parts. Composed
2018.
Duration 2 minutes, 19
seconds. Published by
C.L.
Barnhouse