Acis and Galatea, HWV 49 - Handel, George Frideric

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"There are quite a few incarnations of this work: the serenata/cantata for 3 singers ''Aci, Galatea e Polifemo'' (HWV 72) was written in 1708. Handel wrote completely new music for the serenade/masque ''Acis and Galatea'' in 1717-18 for 5 singers (published 1722). In 1732 he made a 3 act version borrowing some music from ''Aci, Galatea e Polifemo'' as well as other Italian works (and dropping the role of Coridon), and in 1739 he reworked the 1718 version into 2 acts. The 1732 version continued to be revised through 1741. Mozart adapted the work in 1788 (K. 566)."

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre → 5 ♬ Voicing → SATTB

◆ Difficulty

Expert (Grade 6-8)

¶ Language → English

Parts 5

Instruments Orchestra

Pages 24

CPDL # 10037

Editor Michael Gibson

Posted 2006-01-29

License CPDL License

¶Lyrics / Text

'''Recit:''' :I rage, I rage, I melt, I burn! :The feeble god has stabbed me to the heart. :Thou trusty pine, prop of my god-like steps, :I lay thee by! :Bring me a hundred reeds of decent growth, :to make a pipe for my capacious mouth; :in soft enchanting accents :let me breathe sweet Galatea’s beauty, and my love. '''Aria:''' :O ruddier than the cherry, :O sweeter than the berry, :O nymph more bright than moonshine night, :Like kidlings blithe and merry! :Ripe as the melting cluster, :No lily has such lustre; :Yet hard to tame as raging flame, :And fierce as storms that bluster!