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The Resource Acis & Galatea : a masque in two acts, Handel

Acis & Galatea : a masque in two acts, Handel

Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file)
Note
  • Newport Classic: NCD 60045/1---NCD 60045/2
  • Libretto by John Gay and others, after Ovid
Contents
  • Disc 1. Act one. Sinfonia and chorus (Oh the pleasure of the plains!) (9:15) ; Recitative and air (Ye verdant plains ... Hush, ye pretty warbling quire!) (7:21) ; Air (Where shall I seek) (3:46) ; Recitative and air (Stay, shepherd ... Shepherd, what art thou pursuing?) (5:11) ; Recitative and air (Lo! here my love ... Love in her eyes) (7:38) ; Recitative and air (Oh! didst thou know ... As when the dove) (6:00) ; Duo with chorus (Happy we) (2:40)
  • Disc 2. Act two. Chorus (Wretched lovers) (4:27) ; Recitative and air (I rage ... O ruddier than the cherry) (4:28) ; Recitative and air (Whither, fairest ... Cease to beauty) (6:28) ; Air (Would you gain the tender creature) (5:55) ; Recitative and air (His hideous love ... Love sound th'alarm) (5:27) ; Air (Consider, fond shepherd) (6:17) ; Recitative and trio (Cease, O cease ... The flocks shall leave the mountain) (2:57) ; Recitative and chorus (Help, Galatea ... Mourn, all ye muses) (4:48) ; Air with chorus (Must I my Acis still bemoan) (4:04) ; Recitative and air ('Tis done ; Heart, the seat of soft delight) (4:40) ; Chorus (Galatea, dry thy tears) (2:52)
Instance
Label
Acis & Galatea : a masque in two acts
Title
Acis & Galatea
Title remainder
a masque in two acts
Statement of responsibility
Handel
Title variation
Acis and Galatea
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
Member of
Accompanying matter
technical information on music
Cataloging source
NAXOS
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1685-1759
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Handel, George Frideric
Date time place
Recorded Aug. 1986, in Merkin Hall
Form of composition
other
Format of music
not applicable
Music parts
not applicable
PerformerNote
Julianne Baird (Galatea), soprano ; Jeffrey Dooley, countertenor ; Grayson Hirst (Acis), tenor ; John Ostendorf (Polyphemus), Stephen Oosting (Damon), basses ; Amor Artis Orchestra (on period instruments) ; Johannes Somary, conductor
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1685-1732
  • 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D
  • 1945-
  • 1945-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Gay, John
  • Ovid
  • Baird, Julianne
  • Dooley, Jeffrey
  • Hirst, Grayson
  • Ostendorf, John
  • Oosting, Stephen
  • Somary, Johannes
  • Amor Artis Orchestra
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Masques with music
  • Masques with music
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
Label
Acis & Galatea : a masque in two acts, Handel
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Newport Classic: NCD 60045/1---NCD 60045/2
  • Libretto by John Gay and others, after Ovid
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
performed music
Content type code
  • prm
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1. Act one. Sinfonia and chorus (Oh the pleasure of the plains!) (9:15) ; Recitative and air (Ye verdant plains ... Hush, ye pretty warbling quire!) (7:21) ; Air (Where shall I seek) (3:46) ; Recitative and air (Stay, shepherd ... Shepherd, what art thou pursuing?) (5:11) ; Recitative and air (Lo! here my love ... Love in her eyes) (7:38) ; Recitative and air (Oh! didst thou know ... As when the dove) (6:00) ; Duo with chorus (Happy we) (2:40) -- Disc 2. Act two. Chorus (Wretched lovers) (4:27) ; Recitative and air (I rage ... O ruddier than the cherry) (4:28) ; Recitative and air (Whither, fairest ... Cease to beauty) (6:28) ; Air (Would you gain the tender creature) (5:55) ; Recitative and air (His hideous love ... Love sound th'alarm) (5:27) ; Air (Consider, fond shepherd) (6:17) ; Recitative and trio (Cease, O cease ... The flocks shall leave the mountain) (2:57) ; Recitative and chorus (Help, Galatea ... Mourn, all ye muses) (4:48) ; Air with chorus (Must I my Acis still bemoan) (4:04) ; Recitative and air ('Tis done ; Heart, the seat of soft delight) (4:40) ; Chorus (Galatea, dry thy tears) (2:52)
Control code
906562564
Dimensions
  • not applicable
  • unknown
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Access restricted to subscribing institutions
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
unknown
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Publisher number
NCD60045-2
Quality assurance targets
unknown
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Speed
other
System control number
(OCoLC)906562564
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
Acis & Galatea : a masque in two acts, Handel
Publication
Note
  • Newport Classic: NCD 60045/1---NCD 60045/2
  • Libretto by John Gay and others, after Ovid
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
performed music
Content type code
  • prm
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1. Act one. Sinfonia and chorus (Oh the pleasure of the plains!) (9:15) ; Recitative and air (Ye verdant plains ... Hush, ye pretty warbling quire!) (7:21) ; Air (Where shall I seek) (3:46) ; Recitative and air (Stay, shepherd ... Shepherd, what art thou pursuing?) (5:11) ; Recitative and air (Lo! here my love ... Love in her eyes) (7:38) ; Recitative and air (Oh! didst thou know ... As when the dove) (6:00) ; Duo with chorus (Happy we) (2:40) -- Disc 2. Act two. Chorus (Wretched lovers) (4:27) ; Recitative and air (I rage ... O ruddier than the cherry) (4:28) ; Recitative and air (Whither, fairest ... Cease to beauty) (6:28) ; Air (Would you gain the tender creature) (5:55) ; Recitative and air (His hideous love ... Love sound th'alarm) (5:27) ; Air (Consider, fond shepherd) (6:17) ; Recitative and trio (Cease, O cease ... The flocks shall leave the mountain) (2:57) ; Recitative and chorus (Help, Galatea ... Mourn, all ye muses) (4:48) ; Air with chorus (Must I my Acis still bemoan) (4:04) ; Recitative and air ('Tis done ; Heart, the seat of soft delight) (4:40) ; Chorus (Galatea, dry thy tears) (2:52)
Control code
906562564
Dimensions
  • not applicable
  • unknown
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Access restricted to subscribing institutions
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
unknown
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Publisher number
NCD60045-2
Quality assurance targets
unknown
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Speed
other
System control number
(OCoLC)906562564
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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