Details
- Instrument:
- Mezzo-Soprano Voice Soprano Voice Voice Solo
- Ensembles:
- Concert Band
- Genres:
- Opera Baroque Period
- Composers:
- George Frideric Handel
- Publishers:
- Baton Music
- Format:
- Set of Parts Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Physical
- Level:
- Grade 2
- Artist:
- George Frideric Handel
- Arrangers:
- Jos van de Braak
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Shipping Weight:
- 0.34 pounds
SKU: BF.BM591-SET
From the Opera Serse. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Arranged by Jos van de Braak. Baton Music Vocal Series. From the Opera Serse. Full Score and set of parts. Duration 4:00. Baton Music #BM591-SET. Published by Baton Music (BF.BM591-SET).Ombra mai fù is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by Georg Friederich Handel. The opera itself was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances in London after its premiere. In the 19th century, however, the aria was rediscovered and became one of Handel's best-known pieces. Originally composed to be sung by a soprano castrato (and sung in modern performances of Serse by a countertenor, contralto or a mezzo-soprano), it has often been arranged for other voice types and instruments, including solo organ, solo piano, violin and piano, and string ensembles, often under the title Largo from Xerxes, although the original tempo was larghetto. Performances of this aria are included in several movies like Farinelli (1994) Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and Pride and Prejudice.
- More by this Composer:
- George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel Choir George Frideric Handel Piano George Frideric Handel Piano Accompaniment
- Instrument:
- Vocal Voice Mezzo-Soprano Voice Vocal Voice Soprano Voice Vocal Voice Voice Solo
- Artists:
- George Frideric Handel Jos van de Braak
- Ensemble:
- Concert Band
- Publisher:
- Baton Music