| Description |
1 score (xxvii, 193 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates) : facsimiles ; 31 cm. |
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score 1007 |
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staff notation 1007 |
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Art music |
| Medium of Performance |
soprano voice 3 mezzo-soprano voice 2 alto voice 1 string orchestra 1 continuo |
| Series |
Recent researches in the music of the Baroque Era ; 225
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Recent researches in the music of the Baroque Era ; 225.
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| Note |
For 6 soloists with small string orchestra and continuo. |
| Language |
Staff notation. |
| Note |
Includes preface and critical notes in English. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"Le muse in gara, a serenata composed by Pietro Domenico Paradies on a libretto by D. Giacomo De Belli, was a highlight of the Venetian musical and cultural milieu at its premiere in the Ospedale di Mendicanti on 4 April 1740. The performance, given by the Ospedale's all-female musical ensemble, enticed hundreds of esteemed nobles and foreigners, including a special guest, the future Prince-Elector of Saxony Frederick Christian. With so many prestigious audience members in attendance to hear the exceptional female musicians, the text and the context of the performance present an occasion of Venice's foreign relations being fashioned through the Ospedale and its musical performances. This edition of Le muse in gara offers a crucial glimpse of the importance of the Ospedale and its female musicians in Venice's political maneuvering, with an introduction that highlights institutional structure and performer contributions in relation to the work." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Language |
Italian words, also printed separately as text with English translation (pages xvi-xxvi). |
| Subject |
Muses (Greek deities) -- Songs and music.
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Muses (Greek deities) |
| Genre/Form |
Songs and music.
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| Subject |
Serenatas -- Scores.
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Serenatas. |
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Scores.
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| Subject |
Cantatas, Secular (Women's voices) -- Scores.
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Cantatas, Secular (Women's voices) -- Scores. |
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Vocal sextets with instrumental ensemble -- Scores.
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Vocal sextets with instrumental ensemble. |
| Genre/Form |
Serenatas.
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Cantatas.
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Art music.
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Serenatas.
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Cantatas.
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Scores.
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Songs.
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Songs.
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Music.
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Music.
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| Added Author |
Belli, D. Giacomo de, librettist.
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Tonelli, Vanessa M., editor.
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| Added Title |
Muse in gara
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| ISBN |
9781987207095 |
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1987207092 |
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