Vocal Score for the opera Arianna In Creta by G.F. Handel. Libretto prepared anonymously from Teseo in Creta by Pietro Pariati. Please note that this piano score does not contain a realisation of the figured bass. The left hand of the piano part is the figured basso continuo of the opera, with occasional octave transpositions and the incorporation of some of the viola part. The right hand is a reduction of the main orchestral material. Item numbering and bar numbering accord with the full score and parts.

The well-known aria announcing the barber's entrance — "Figaro!… Eh, Figaro!" — highlights this comic romp of an opera. Based on Beaumarchais' Le Barbier de Seville, Rossini's 1816 classic began as Almaviva, or the Useless Precaution, in an attempt to avoid confusion with a highly successful Il Barbiere di Siviglia of a half-century earlier. An opening night fiasco and persistent interruptions during the premiere by fans of the older play were but momentary detours on the path of this masterpiece to international fame. With the now-famous overture in place, the work reached the operatic capitals of the world, becoming the first opera to be sung in Italian in New York. Ideal for conductors, soloists, chorus members, and rehearsal pianists, this practice and performance vocal score is based on the classic 1900 Schirmer edition. Please note that the lyrics appear in the original Italian only.

The “Stabat mater”, composed shortly before Pergolesi’s untimely death at the early age of 26, quickly attracted attention. The work’s importance was soon so great that none other than Johann Sebastian Bach performed a German version of the work based on the 51st Psalm. Numerous copies, prints and arrangements attest to the work’s vast popularity, a popularity that still exists today. For the present edition, the autograph was for the first time compared to a very early Neapolitan score that is presumably based on the parts from the work’s premiere. The findings have influenced the musical text; the details are described in the critical commentary. The popular work is presented in a well researched Urtext edition Clear, idiomatic piano reduction

Revised Barenreiter Urtext choral score for Handel's Dixit Dominus HWV 232.

Handel wrote the famous “Dixit Dominus” with the text of Psalm 109 during his time in Italy in c. 1707. Although he was only 22 years old, the work already demonstrates his wide spectrum of compositional abilities which are later fully realized in his operas and oratorios. Central to this work are the six choral movements, which – with their polyphonic structure – are closely related to German choral music of the 17th century. The first Urtext edition BA 4002 based on the “Halle Handel Edition” was published in 1960. At that time no critical commentary was published so that in cases of doubt, the basis on which editorial decisions were made was not officially recorded. A new complete edition volume (BA 10704/01), due to be published in 2013 will include a detailed foreword providing information on the genesis and the first performance of this work as well as information on the psalm on which this work is based and on performance practice. In addition several facsimiles pages will be included, giving a view into the source material. The critical commentary will provide a detailed insight into all the available sources and how they have been passed down. This newly revised Urtext performing edition offers a thorough revision of this frequently-performed work and meets all the requisites of a scholarly-critical edition. Former readings in the old edition regarding a small number of pitches, but mostly basso continuo figures and the underlying text have now been able to be amended on the basis of the new findings. In the new edition the work appears in nine movements – no longer eight – which reflects the composer's intentions. The new performance material is not compatible with the old one. Presented in a revised Urtext edition Clear, straightforward piano reduction

Sancta Trinitas, motet for unaccompanied SATB choir by Antoine De Fevin. Edited by Stanley Boorman.

A critical and popular success from its 1786 debut, Mozart's musical comedy elevated the opera buffa to new heights. Le nozze di Figaro ("The Marriage of Figaro"), ossia la folle giornata ("or The Day of Madness") reassembles characters from The Barber of Seville for a romantic romp involving mistaken identities, remarkable coincidences, and the triumph of true love. This authoritative practice and performance edition presents Lorenzo da Ponte's vocal score, originally published by Casa Ricordi, Milan. Ideal for study, practice, and performance, it contains the complete vocal music with a piano reduction of the orchestral score. Vocalists, voice majors and teachers, and rehearsal pianists will rejoice in this high-quality, low-cost edition of Mozart's masterpiece. Note: Lyrics are in the original Italian only. Dover (2001) republication of the vocal score from an authoritative early edition.

Quemadmodum by John Taverner. None of the sources of this piece has a text; however, the title clearly suggests a link with Psalm 42 - 'Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks'. The editor, Tim Symons, has skilfully added the text here to make a ravishing piece which would be suitable for service use, or in concert, perhaps as a companion to Howell's much-loved setting of the same text.

Ruddigore is a dark and haunting tale of dastardly deeds and gruesome ghosts whose evil plans get scuppered by a troupe of bridesmaids, a roguish sailor and a 'little book of etiquette'.

“Almira”, Handel’s first opera, was well received when premiered in 1705 at the Theater am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg. The director was Reinhard Keiser, who, remarkably, had himself already set Friedrich Christian Feustking’s text to music. The role of Fernando was sung by Johann Mattheson. The translation used by Handel leaves several Italian arias in their original language, resulting in a delightful mixture of German and Italian. The opera which, after sundry entangled romances, ends in the wedding of three couples, is characterised by exuberant scenes: the procession at Almira’s crowning ceremony, a duel, a prison scene and a masked-ball involving the three continents Europe, Africa and Asia. The vocal score to “Almira” by George Frideric Handel brings about a small sensation: Whilst conducting a reenactment of this work in 1732, Georg Philipp Telemann removed the Aria no. 28 “Ingrato, spietato” from his conducting score. Since then this aria has been deemed lost. Due to necessity only the edited vocal text devoid of any music was presented in the 1994 volume of the “Halle Handel Edition”. Thanks to a recently discovered contemporary manuscript copy from the beginning of the 18th century which was found in the music library of the Mariengymnasium in Jever, this aria has now been made available to performers for the first time in this new vocal score edition. Previous to this the corresponding pages could only be seen as a facsimile in an article of the “Göttinger Händel-Beiträge”. Now the aria can be performed again. Furthermore, with the help of this new source, missing measures in the basso continuo which had initially been completed by the editor of the “Halle Handel Edition” volume, could be reconstructed from the basso continuo part of the Bellante aria “Ich brenne zwar” (no. 71). Urtext edition based on the “Halle Handel Edition” Original German and Italian text with a German translation of the Italian arias Comprehensive foreword (Ger/Eng) Clear, straightforward piano reduction

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