Se teco vive il cor
from the opera Radimisto
by George Frideric Handel
SA - Sheet Music

SA choir, piano (SA choir)

SKU: AN.AMP-0966

From the opera Radimisto. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Betsy Cook Weber. Octavo. Alliance Music Publications #AMP 0966. Published by Alliance Music Publications (AN.AMP-0966).

Handel/Weber.

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759) is one of the most important composers ofthe Baroque era. Born in Germany, he is most famous for his oratorio, Messiah, buthe also wrote thirty operas over a period of forty years. Se teco vive il cor comesfrom one of those operas, Radamisto, written in 1720, As is so often true in opera,the story of Radamisto is a tangled one. In terms of this duet, however, Se teco... isa fairly straight-forward love song between Radamisto and his wife Zenobia. Ofinterest is the fact that, in this version, Radamisto is sung by a soprano, which was atypical convention of the day.

Another convention of the era was the use of embellishment, particularly whenmusic repeated itself. With that in mind, this edition offers some ideas be sung onthe repeat of the A section. Please feel free, however, to create your own ornaments,which is exactly what Baroque singers would have done.

One final note is that this edition has been transposed down one whole step.

Betsy Cook Weber