Terpsichore: Masque, Consisting of a Prelude, Airs Duettes, a Chorus, and Dances
- Type:
- partituur
- Titel:
- Terpsichore: Masque, Consisting of a Prelude, Airs Duettes, a Chorus, and Dances
- Andere titel:
- HWV 8b/c
- Jaar:
- 1795
- Onderwerp:
- 18th Century (1701-1800)
Prelude
Ballet
Opera
London (United Kingdom) - Taal:
- Engels
- Uitgever:
- London Arnold 1795
- Plaatsnummer:
- ORPH.KTS1 C3.12 12A05 (Orpheus Instituut)
- Paginering:
- 53 pages
- Editie:
- 1st ed.
- Reeks:
- The Works of G. F. Händel, Ed. in Score 159-160
- Nota:
- Terpsicore is a prologue in the form of an opéra-ballet by George Frideric Handel. Handel composed it in 1734 for a revision of his opera Il pastor fido which had first been presented in 1712. The revision of Il pastor fido with Terpsicore as the prologue was first performed on 9 November 1734 at Covent Garden theatre in London, opening Handel's first season in that newly built theatre.
It is the only example of a Handel opera with a prologue, and is patterned on the similar extended prologues in the works of Jean-Philippe Rameau, blending operatic arias, choruses, and dancing. The work opens with a chorus, followed by a bravura aria each for Apollo and Erato. Terpsicore demonstrates the power of dance in a series of contrasted dance movements, interspersed with duets and solos from the singers.
Pages 47-53 include dances and two arias from other operas: 'Arianna' and 'Flavio'.
the incipits don't entirely match those in the Händel-Handbuch - Permalink:
- https://cageweb.be/catalog/orp01:000003346