a| eng

a| Handel, George Frideric d| 1685-1759 4| cmp 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7302 9| 4765

a| HWV 8b/c

a| Terpsichore: b| Masque, Consisting of a Prelude, Airs Duettes, a Chorus, and Dances

a| 1st ed.

a| London b| Arnold c| 1795

a| 53 pages

a| The Works of G. F. Händel, Ed. in Score v| 159-160

a| 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.

a| 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.

a| Pages 47-53 include dances and two arias from other operas: 'Arianna' and 'Flavio'.

a| the incipits don't entirely match those in the Händel-Handbuch

1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7015 a| 18th Century (1701-1800) 9| 20899

a| Prelude 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q212148 9| 21947

a| Ballet 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q41425 9| 4412

a| Opera 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1344 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1344 9| 2468

1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q84 a| London (United Kingdom) 9| 123

c| SCO

a| partituur

b| ORPH c| ORPH j| ORPH.KTS1 C3.12 12A05

d| 3346