Semele (1744)

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handsemele.zipJanuary 2008149.45 kB01:48:10
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  • 11: Sinfonia00:02:06
  • 12: Awake, Saturnia.00:02:12
  • 13: Hence, Iris, hence away.00:04:24
  • 14: O sleep, why doest thou leave me?00:02:21
  • 1: Overture00:12:51
  • 22: Introduction00:01:00
  • 2: Behold: auspicious flames arise00:01:21
  • 3: Lucky Omens00:04:20
  • 42: Oh, terror and astonishment00:03:31
  • 44: Happy, happy shall we be00:04:11
  • 4: Ah me! What refuge.00:03:07
  • 5: Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs00:03:08
  • 6: Again auspicious flames arise00:00:39
  • 7: Cease, cease your vows00:00:41
  • No 15: You are mortal00:00:31
  • No 16: Now Love, that everlasting boy.00:03:17
  • No 17: By my command00:01:43
  • No 18: Where'er you walk00:03:30
  • No 19: Dear sister, how was your passage hither?00:01:09
  • No 20: But hark! The heavenly sphere turns round.00:01:30
  • No 21: Bless the glad earth with heavenly lays00:03:41
  • No 23: Somnus, awake!00:00:34
  • No 24: Leave me, loathsome light.00:02:29
  • No 25: Dull God, canst thou attent.00:00:48
  • No 26: More sweet is that name00:03:37
  • No 27: My will obey00:00:41
  • No 28: This shap'd like Ino00:01:27
  • No 29: Be wise, as you are beautiful00:01:45
  • No 30: Thus let my thanks be paid00:01:47
  • No 31: Rich odours fill the fragrant air00:00:36
  • No 32: Lay your doubts and fears aside00:03:38
  • No 33: Oh, Semele00:00:13
  • No 34: How engaging, how endearing00:03:19
  • No 35: I ever am granting00:02:46
  • No 36: Speak your desire00:00:47
  • No 37: You'll grant what I request00:00:34
  • No 38: Ah! Take heed what you press!00:01:26
  • No 39: No, no, I'll take no less.00:06:27
  • No 40: Ah! Whither is she gone00:02:37
  • No 41: Ah me! Too late I now repent.00:02:07
  • No 43: Apollo comes!00:00:56
  • No 8: Wing'd with our fears00:01:44
  • No: 10: Endless pleasure, endless love00:05:04
  • No: 9: Hail, Cadmus, hail.00:01:57
Composer:Handel, George Friederic (1685-1759), German
About:http://www.naxos.com/person/Geor.....Handel/24403.htm
Lyricist:N/A
First Line:N/A
Genre:Classical Choral Oratorio
Instruments:arranged for SATB (piccolo, clarinet, French horn, bassoon) and piano (converted to strings etc)
Submitter:Hooper, John
Email:john (e-mail)
Website:http://www.learnchoralmusic.co.uk
Arranger:N/A
Zipfile:Y
This ZIP File contains the following NAMED sections:-
Part 1:
01-Overt.nwc 1: Overture
02-behld.nwc 2: Behold: auspicious flames arise
03-omens.nwc 3: Lucky omens
04-refug.nwc 4: Ah me! What refuge
05-avert.nwc 5: Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs
06-flame.nwc 6: Again auspicious flames arise
07-cease.nwc 7: Cease, cease your vows
08-Wingd.nwc 8: Wing'd with our fears
09-Hail.nwc 9: Hail, Cadmus, hail.
10-Endls.nwc 10: Endless pleasure, endless love.
Part 2:
11-Sinfn.nwc 11: Sinfonia
12-Awake.nwc 12: Awake, Saturnia.
13-Hence.nwc 13: Hence, Iris, hence away.
14-sleep.nwc 14: O sleep, why dost thou leave me?
15-mortl.nwc 15: You are mortal.
16-love.nwc 16: Now Love, that everlasting boy.
17-comnd.nwc 17: By my command
18-walk.nwc 18: Where'er you walk
19-sistr.nwc 19: Dear sister, how was your passage hither?
20-hark.nwc 20: But hark! The heavenly sphere turns round.
21-Bless.nwc 21: Bless the glad earth with heavenly lays.
Part 3:
22-Intro.nwc 22: Introduction
23-Somns.nwc 23: Somnus, awake!
24-Leave.nwc 24: Leave me, loathsome light.
25-Dull.nwc 25: Dull God, canst thou attend.
26-sweet.nwc 26: More sweet is that name
27-obey.nwc 27: My will obey
28-shapd.nwc 28: Thus shap'd like Ino
29-wise.nwc 29: Be wise, as you are beautiful
30-thank.nwc 30: Thus let my thanks be paid
31-Rich.nwc 31: Rich odours fill the fragrant air
32-doubt.nwc 32: Lay your doubts and fears aside
33-Oh.nwc 33: Oh, Semele
34-engag.nwc 34: How engaging, how endearing
35-grant.nwc 35: I ever am granting
36-Speak.nwc 36: Speak your desire
37-grant.nwc 37: You'll grant what I request
38-heed.nwc 38: Ah! Take heed what you press!
39-No-no.nwc 39: No, no, I'll take no less.
40-gone.nwc 40: Ah! Whither is she gone.
41-repnt.nwc 41: Ah me! Too late I now repent.
42-teror.nwc 42: Oh, terror and astonishment
43-Apoll.nwc 43: Apollo comes!
44-Happy.nwc 44: Happy, happy shall we be!
There are no text/lyrics; these Files were generated purely for Choral Rehearsing purposes (using a published piano-reduction Score), and so don't look pretty even though they should sound reasonable (though that depends very much on your hardware/software; mine is a Soundblaster AWE64 Gold).
Voice-emphasised Midi Files of the whole work can be downloaded for free from my Website (above). The Site also contains Midi Files for several rather more modern Composers, for which NWC versions may be available.