Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel
This is one of a series of posts about books used as source material for Art Song Central.
Book Title: Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel (Volume II for Low Voice)
Editor: Ebenezer Prout
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
Copyright: 1905
A complete copy of this work can be found at Google Books: Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel, Volume II
Contents: Opera or oratorio in italics.
- Amadigi Tu mia speranza
- Acis and Galatea Recit: I rage, I melt, I burn! Aria: O ruddier than the cherry
- Esther Turn not, O Queen, thy face away
- Radamisto Ombra cara
- Floridante Non lasciar
- Giulio Cesare Dal fulgar di questa spada
- Rodelinda Dove sei, amato bene?
- Rodelinda Con rauco mormorio
- Lotario Già mie sembra
- Poro È prezzo leggiero
- Ezio Se un bell’ ardire
- Orlando Sorge infausta una procella
- Deborah In the battle fame pursuing
- Deborah Tears such as tender fathers shed
- Ariodante Al sen ti stringo e parto
- Alcina Verdi prati, selve amene
- Alexander’s Feast Revenge, Timotheus cries
- Berenice Si, tra i ceppi
- Saul O Lord, whose mercies numberless
- Israel in Egypt Thou shalt bring them in
- Deidamia Nel riposo e nel contento
- Messiah He shall feed His flock
- Messiah He was despised
- Samson Thy glorious deeds inspired my tongue
- Samson Honor and arms
- Samson How willing my paternal love
- Semele Hymen, haste! thy torch prepare!
- Semele Leave me, loathsome light!
- Belshazzar Great God! Who yet but darkly known
- Belshazzar O sacred oracles of truth
- Belshazzar Recit: Rejoice, my countrymen! Arioso: Thus saith the Lord to Cyrus His anointed
- Judas Maccabeus Arm, arm, ye brave!
- Judas Maccabeus Father of Heaven
- Joshua See, the raging flames arise
- Joshua Heroes, when with glory burning
- Joshua Shall I in Mamre’s fertile plain
- Theodora As with rosy steps the morn
- Theodora Lord, to Thee each night and day
- The Triumph of Time and Truth Loathsome urns, disclose your treasure
- The Triumph of Time and Truth False, destructive ways of pleasure
Notes:
Song posts will be created as time and discretion allow. If you would like me to give priority to a aria that is not yet posted, please let me know via the contact page.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:32 am
What do I have to do to download this archive, because i’m having trouble trying to download it. The site I’m redirected doesn’t have any download link. What do I have to do?
May 14th, 2008 at 9:52 am
I see a link in the upper left hand corner that says “Download PDF”. It’s possible that Google has IP filtering to limit downloads to certain countries. (Can anyone confirm this?)
Is there a particular piece you’re after here?
May 14th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Actually I’d like to have all of the pieces whose language is italian.
And on the link “Songs from the Operas for Alto” i’m having the same problem. ANd this one I’d like it all. Couldn’t you put or send the download links of these two booksong for me?
May 14th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Please I’m need so much these two Booksongs!
May 14th, 2008 at 10:43 am
I’m afraid there is no better link I can offer. From the Google help document regarding copyright: “For users in the U.S., Google Book Search currently treats all books published after 1923 as protected by copyright, except for books to which no copyright was ever attached, such as books authored by the U.S. government. For users outside the U.S., we make determinations based on appropriate local laws. As with all of our decisions related to the Google Book Search content, we’re conservative in our reading of both copyright law and the known facts surrounding a particular book.”
http://books.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=43737&topic=9259
Eventually, I will make individual song posts for each piece, but I will not generally be posting entire volumes.
You might try using a proxy server within the US, which may allow you to see the link.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
How can I do it? Do you know any proxy to tell me?
“I will make individual song posts for each piece”
Do this!
It makes our lives so easier!!!!
I’ll wait for this, because i’m needing these pieces so much
May 15th, 2008 at 12:36 am
This site is essentially a personal effort to which I’ve given a great deal of time and resources. I’ll do what I can when I can. If you need these songs urgently, you may consider purchasing them through the sheetmusicplus.com link in the sidebar and provide some needed support to this site. (Or make a donation, which would make me much more inclined to give up time with my kids to deal with the file conversions involved.)
However, the following site lists some free public proxy servers, including some in the US. I tried one from China to verify for myself that the Google page does not have a download link when accessed through that proxy. So, I would imagine the reverse would be true for a non-US user accessing the site through a US proxy:
http://www.proxy4free.com/
Information about how to set up your browser to use a proxy server may be found here:
http://www.freeproxy.ru/en/free_proxy/howuse.htm
The funny thing is that the threats from Universal Editions that shut down the IMSLP were trying to force them to use complex IP filtering to protect foreign copyrights. The ease with which such restrictions are bypassed makes the whole complaint laughable, aside from the fact that, at least in the US, there is ample precedent that content providers need only worry about their own copyright laws.