Siroe, re di Persia (Hasse, Johann Adolph)

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Complete (1733 Version)

Copyist Copyist A from Munich court
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1745).
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Misc. Notes Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden (D-Dl): Mus.2477-F-16
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Österreichische Nationalbibliothek MS 17256
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Selections (1733 Version)

Copyist Johann Gottlieb Morgenstern (1687-1763)
Johann Georg Pisendel (1687–1755)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d. (1734)
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Misc. Notes Schrank II coll.
RISM 270000694
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Editor Kingfisher
Publisher. Info. Kingfisher
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Misc. Notes Source: Manuscript score in Oesterreichische Nationalbibliothek Wien, HS 17256. - Facsimile edition: Italian Opera 1640-1770, Garland 1977. - The score has no pagination.
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Selections (1763 Version)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1763-99).
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Misc. Notes Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, Bibliothèque (B-Bc): 15000
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Aria: Se l'amor tuo mi rendi

Arrangements and Transcriptions

Sinfonia

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Arranger unidentified arranger
Editor Johann Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf (1719–1794)
Publisher. Info. Musicalisches Magazin, No.3
Leipzig: Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf und Sohn, 1765.
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Arranger unidentified arranger
Editor Igor Zatsepin (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. Igor Zatsepin
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Misc. Notes based on the publication: "Musicalisches Magazin", No. 3, p.p. 63-68, Leipzig: Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf und Sohn, 1765
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Libretti

Publisher. Info. Bologna: Clemente Maria Sassi [1733].
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Misc. Notes Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan (I-Mb): Racc.dramm.4272
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General Information

Work Title Siroe re di Persia
Alternative. Title Dramma per musica in tre atti
Composer Hasse, Johann Adolph
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJH 95
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 Acts (each with 17, 15, 14 scenes)
First Performance. 1733-05-02 in Bologna, Teatro Malvezzi A
1763-08-03 in Dresden, Hofoper (Opernhaus am Zwinger) B
First Publication. 1736 – London: Charles Bennet (libretto and "favorite songs", only)
1763 – Warsaw (Varsovie): M. Groell (vocal score? - 2nd version.)
Librettist Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782)
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation see below [more...]

1733 Version A

Cast
Cosroe (tenor)
Siroe (soprano)
Medarse (soprano)
Emira (alto)
Laodice (soprano)
Arasse (alto)
Mixed Chorus (SAT)
Orchestra
2 oboes, 2 horns, strings, continuo

1763 Version B

Cast
Cosroe (tenor)
Siroe (soprano)
Medarse (soprano)
Emira (alto)
Laodice (soprano)
Arasse (soprano)
Mixed Chorus (SAT)
Orchestra
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings, continuo
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information The following items were used in the 1735 pasticcio Bajazet, RV 703, by Vivaldi [more...]
  1. Vedeste mai sul prato
  2. La sorte mia spietata
  3. Spesso tra vaghe rose

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