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Theatre music

Title
Theatre music [sound recording] / Handel.
Author
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Publication
London, England : Editions de l'Oiseau-Lyre, p1982.

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Additional Authors
  • Kwella, Patrizia.
  • Cable, Margaret.
  • Thomas, David, 1943-
  • Hogwood, Christopher.
  • Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.
  • Milton, John, 1608-1674.
  • Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
  • Academy of Ancient Music (1973- )
Description
1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo.; 12 in.
Series Statement
Florilegium series
Uniform Title
Works. Selections
Alternative Title
Works.
Subject
Note
  • Title on container: Theatre music--vol. II.
  • The music for The alchemist (by Ben Jonson) is from the overture to Vincer se stesso è la maggior vittoria (later titled Rodrigo); the music for Comus (by John Milton) was discovered in 1969.
  • Program notes by Anthony Hicks in English, French, and German (6 p.) inserted in container.
Contents
The alchymist (15:35) -- Comus. There in blissful shades ; Happy, happy, happy plains ; There sweetest flowers ; Happy, happy, happy plains ; There youthful Cupid ; Happy, happy, happy plains (16:44) -- The universal passion. I like the am'rous youth (2:06) -- The what d'ye call it. 'Twas when the seas were roaring (3:58) -- The way of the world. Love's but the frailty of the mind (3:58).
OCLC
  • ocm09957093
  • SCSB-2068174
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library