L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (Handel, George Frideric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1740-02-04 (end date)
Genre Categories Secular oratorios; Oratorios; For 3 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; [23 more...]For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; English language; For female chorus, piano (arr); Scores featuring female chorus (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For chorus with keyboard (arr); For voice, flute, piano (arr); For voices with solo instruments (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); For 3 trumpets, timpani, organ (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the timpani (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 5 players (arr); For organ (arr); For 1 player (arr)

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Full Scores

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 6
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1859. Plate H.W. 6.
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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 6
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1859. Plate H.W. 6.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A7878.
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Misc. Notes Full Score is 10x13 scan.
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Parts

⇒ 9 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn • Trumpet 1, 2 • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas (Violins III) • Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Contrabassoon)

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 6
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1859. Plate H.W. 6.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A7878.
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Misc. Notes Parts are 10x13 scans.
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Vocal Scores

Editor William Henry Monk (1823–1889)
Publisher. Info. London: Novello, n.d.(ca.1860). Plate 8114.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Selections

Editor William Henry Monk (1823–1889)
Publisher. Info. London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 8114.
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Misc. Notes Contents Listing (pp.93-118)This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Editor Ebenezer Prout (1835-1909)
Language English
Publisher. Info. Songs and Airs of G.F. Handel, Vol.I: For High Voice (pp.82-93)
Boston: Oliver Ditson Co., 1905. Plate ML-1093-95.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Air: Haste thee, nymph (Part I No.6)

For Female Chorus and Piano (Diack)
Arranger John Michael Diack (1869–1946)
Publisher. Info. The Lyric Collection of Choral Music, No.1598.
London: Paterson's Publications Ltd., 1929. Plate L.C. 1958.
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Public Domain
Misc. Notes From uploader's collection. Arranged for SA. Arranger has replaced lyrics with new English text (his own?) under title 'In Praise of Laughter'.
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Air: Come and trip it (Part I No.7)

For Female Chorus and Piano (Diack)
Arranger John Michael Diack (1869–1946)
Publisher. Info. The Lyric Collection of Choral Music, No.1551.
London: Paterson's Publications Ltd., 1930. Plate L.C. 1551.
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Misc. Notes From uploader's collection. For SA.
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Recitativ and Aria: Sweet Bird (Part I Nos.12 + 13)

For Voice, Flute and Piano (Franz)
Arranger Robert Franz (1815–1892)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, n.d.[1879]. Plate F.E.C.L. 3239.
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Air: Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Out (Part I No.23)

For Female Chorus and Piano (Diack)
Arranger John Michael Diack (1869–1946)
Publisher. Info. The Lyric Collection of Choral Music, No.1554.
London: Paterson's Publications Ltd., 1930.
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Sinfonia (Part II)

For 3 Trumpets, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Air: There let Hymen oft appear (Part II No.30)

For Female Chorus and Piano (Diack)
Arranger John Michael Diack (1869–1946)
Publisher. Info. The Lyric Collection of Choral Music, No.1539.
London: Paterson's Publications Ltd., 1930. Plate L.C. 1539.
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Misc. Notes From uploader's collection. For SS. Arranger has replaced the lyrics with his own English text under the title 'Come, where nodding violets grow'.
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Final Chorus: Thy Pleasures, Moderation, Give (Part III No.49)

For Organ (Gouin)

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Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2015
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Libretti

Publisher. Info. Sarum: B. Collins, 1750.
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): L4/10
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Publisher. Info. London: J. and R. Tonson, n.d.(ca.1760).
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Misc. Notes Also containing libretto for Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76. Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): L4/8
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Publisher. Info. London: J. Watts, n.d.(ca.1764).
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Misc. Notes Also containing libretto for Have Mercy upon Me, O God, HWV 248. Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): L4/9
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General Information

Work Title L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato
Alternative. Title Pastoral Ode
Name Translations 快乐、哀愁和中庸; 快樂、哀愁和中庸; L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; L'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato; [2 more...]L’Allegro; 快活の人、沈思の人、温和の人
Name Aliases L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 186302972; LCCN: n82040746; GND: 300064136; BNF: 139131052
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 55
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGH 51
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1740-02-04 (end date)
First Performance. 1740-02-27 in London, Lincoln's Inn Fields
Librettist John Milton (1608–1674)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
Extra Information see below
  • The correct spelling in Italian is "Pensieroso". Did Handel himself make this misspelling? Understandably, he was quite familiar with the italian language, so maybe we owe it to Milton.
  • While Milton's Il Penseroso is an ode, Handel's work based on it does not seem to have used the word "ode", although there is no autograph manuscript available at IMSLP as of yet. Hence, this is tagged as an oratorio and not as an ode, though if the word "ode" appears on an autograph manuscript, the tag can be added.
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