Publio Cornelio Scipione, HWV 20 (Handel, George Frideric)

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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 71
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1877. Plate H.W. 71.
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Overture

Publisher. Info. Handel's Overtures in Score
London: I. Walsh, No.676, n.d.
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Aria: Tutta raccolta ancor

Arranger Amelia Lehmann (1838–1903) as A.L.
Language English
Translator Theophilus Marzials (1850–1920), English text
Publisher. Info. London: Boosey & Co., 1895. Plate H. 1233.
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Misc. Notes The recitative which precedes this aria is taken from Giulio Cesare.
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Aria: Scoglio d'immota fronte

Editor Philip Lawton
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Ouverture

For Harpsichord

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See: 65 Keyboard Pieces, D-Dl Mus.1-T-6

Ouverture-Suite

Copyist Johann Gottfried Grundig (ca.1706–1773)
Johann Gottlieb Morgenstern (1687–1763)
Johann Georg Pisendel (1687–1755)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1725-40).
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Misc. Notes Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden (D-Dl): Mus.2410-N-7
Schrank II coll.
7 movements by Johann Friedrich Fasch follow the Ouverture.
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March (Act I, Scene 1)

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Arranger Kathryn Burger Johnson
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Misc. Notes Grade 1 (Beginning String Players)
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For Organ (Leber)
Arranger Dieter Leber
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For Organ (Best)
Arranger William Thomas Best (1826–1897)
Publisher. Info. Arrangements from the Scores of the Great Masters, Vol.2 (pp.520)
London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. Plate 2229.
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Misc. Notes Transposed in E-flat major.
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Arranger William Thomas Best (1826–1897)
Editor Alex'Not
Publisher. Info. Alex'Not, 2024.
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Misc. Notes fac-simile "moderne" : gravure identique à l'original
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Aria: Dimmi cara (Act I. Sc. 7 No. 16)

For Harpsichord solo (Prelleur)
Arranger Peter Prelleur (1705–1741)
Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2005
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Misc. Notes From The Modern Musick-Master, VI. The Harpsichord Illustrated and Improv’d (1731).
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Sinfonia in D Major (Act III, Scene 5)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Lamentandomi corro a volo

For Piano (Duncan)
Arranger Andrew Paul Duncan (b. 1976)
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Libretti

Editor Colin Wake (b. 1950)
Publisher. Info. Colin Wake, 2022.
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Misc. Notes The 1726 Audience Wordbook transcribed for convenient modern use.

The separate language pages are more precise transcripts for study purposes.

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General Information

Work Title Scipione
Alternative. Title Publio Cornelio Scipione
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 174951550; LCCN: n86001629; GND: 1051510376; [2 more...]SELIBR: 171619; BNF: 13976281d
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 20
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGH 411
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1726-03-02
First Performance. 1726-3-12 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
  • Scipio : Antonio Baldi (alto-castrato)
  • Lucejo : Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (alto-castrato)
  • Berenice : Francesca Cuzzoni (soprano)
  • Lelio : Luigi Antinori (tenor)
  • Ernando : Giuseppe Maria Boschi (bass)
  • Armira : Livia Costantini, called "La Polacchina" (soprano)
Librettist Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687–1765), after Antonio Salvi, 1704
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, orchestra
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Cast
Scipione, commander of the Roman army (alto castrato)
Lucejo, Spanish prince, in disguise in the Roman army (alto castrato)
Lelio, Roman general (tenor)
Berenice, prisoner (soprano)
Armira, prisoner (soprano)
Ernando, King of the Balearic Islands and father to Berenice (bass)

Orchestra

2 recorders, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, [bassoon]
2 horns, strings, continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
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Extra Information The 1730/11/03 revival included 2 new arias for Fabri.