Bacio l'ombre e le catene
| La decollazione di San Giovanni Battista | |
|---|---|
| Oratorio a 5 con Instrumenti | |
| by Antonio Maria Bononcini | |
First page of La decollazione di San Giovanni Battista, ca. 1709[1] | |
| English | The Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist |
| Genre | Oratorio |
| Occasion | Lent |
| Libretto | Giovanni Domenico Filippeschi |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 1709 |
| Location | Vienna[1] |
"Bacio l'ombre e le catene" is an aria from the oratorio La decollazione di San Giovanni Battista (Engl.: The decapitation of St. John the Baptist) by Antonio Maria Bononcini. The author of the libretto is Giovanni Domenico Filippeschi.
It appears on the following album:
| Year | Album | Ensemble |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | La Vanità del Mondo (Album) | Ensemble Artaserse |
Libretto
Modernized Italian | |
Bacio l'ombre e le catene | |
Ancient Italian | |
Bacio l'ombre e le catene Source: Manuscript, 1709[1] | |
I kiss the shadows and the chains | |
Ancient German poetic translation | |
Ich kuß jene schwere Ketten Source: Libretto, Vienna, 1709[3] | |
Sources
- Free Score at the IMSLP:
- Copyist of Vienna
- Manuscript, n.d. (ca.1709).
- Public Domain
- Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna (A-Wn): Mus.Hs.17066
- "La decollazione di S. Giovanni Batista (Bononcini, Antonio Maria)". IMSLP. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- Libretto in German
- Die Enthaubtung Deß H. Johannes Deß Tauffers: Oratorio In der Röm. Kayserl. Majest. Josebh Deß Ersten Hof-Capellen
- Wälsch gesungen / Im Jahr 1709 *
- Componirt / Von dem Herrn Abbate Gioan Domenico Filippeschi,
- der Röm. Kays. Majest. geistlichen Compositoren,
- Mit der Music / Deß Herrn Antonio Bononcini
- Gedruckt zu Wienn / Bey den Cosmerovischen Erben / der Röm. Kayserl. Majest. Hof-Buchdruckeey.
- Autor/in Giovanni Domenico Filippeschi
- Verlag Bey den Cosmerovischen Erben, 1709
- Original: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
*)"wälsch" (referring to the language) = dated for "German";
"Wälsch gesungen" = "Sung in Italian"
- Die Enthaubtung Deß H. Johannes Deß Tauffers. Bey den Cosmerovischen Erben. 1709. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "La decollazione di S. Giovanni Batista (Bononcini, Antonio Maria)". IMSLP. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ↑ English translation: Birikein & FR, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Die Enthaubtung Deß H. Johannes Deß Tauffers. Bey den Cosmerovischen Erben. 1709. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
Further reading
- "La decollazione di San Giovanni Battista". Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- Glüxam, Dagmar. "Orsini, Gaetano Felice". Österreichisches Musiklexikon Online. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.