Composers
Porpora, Nicolò (1686 - 1768)
The source of “Concerti terzo e sesto Opera II” is the printed edition: “Six simphonies en trio d'un goust nouveau pour les violons, flutes et haubois composées par Mr N. Porpora. Opera seconda”, [Paris, ca 1737], Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Musique, AC E3-206.
Sources of “Arie con Violoncello“” are: 1) score of L‘Angelica (1720). Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna (A-Wn): Mus.Hs.17050; 2) score of L’Agrippina (1708), Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella - Napoli - IT-NA0059; Identifier: Rari 7.2.15.
The source of Sinfonia is a manuscript of the score, Dresden, Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SLUB) (D-Dl), Mus. 2417-N-2, RISM ID no.: 212001574. Caption title: “Sinfonia del Sig|nor|e Nicola Porpora”. Copyist and arranger was Pisendel, Johann Georg <1687-1755>.
The source is the manuscript of the score, Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella – Napoli, IT-NA0059, identifier: IT\ICCU \MSM\0161825. Caption title: “Agrippina / Opera / Del Sig.r Nicolò Porpora / 1708”.
The source is the autograph of the score, Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella – Napoli, IT- NA0059, identifier: IT\ICCU\MSM\0081463. Caption title: “Porpora / Cantata a Voce Sola / con Violini / 8bre 1746”.
The sources of aria “Il Pastor se torna Aprile” from the opera “Semiramide riconosciuta”, poetry by P. Metastasio, 1739, are: 1) manuscript of the score, 34.6.25@31, Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella; 2) manuscript of the score, caption title: “Semiramide Riconosciuta | Musica | Del Sig: Nicolò Porpora | Rappresentata | Nel Nuovo Teatro di S. Carlo | In Napoli”, Mus.2417-F-2, Dresden, Sächsische Landesbibliothek -Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SLUB) (D-Dl), RISM ID no.: 212007605.
The source of “Cantata con Flauto” in F major is the manuscript of the score. IT\ICCU\MSM\0079630, I-Nc - Napoli - Biblioteca del Conservatorio Statale di Musica "San Pietro a Majella". Caption title: “Cantata con Flauto / Del Sig.r Porpora”.
The source is a manuscript of the score, Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella – Napoli, IT-NA0059, identifier: IT\ICCU\MSM \0081434, Internet culturale. Title page: “Il Ritiro / Cantata à Voce Sola / con Istromenti / Di Niccolò Porpora”.
Sources of Concerto Primo Opera II are: ms Gieddes Samling III,31 mu 6212.0337, The Royal Library, Copenhagen and a printed edition “Six simphonies en trio d'un goust nouveau pour les violons, flutes et haubois composées par Mr N. Porpora. Opera seconda”, [Paris, ca 1737], Gallica, BNF, Paris. In case of difference between the two sources the present edition follows the printed version.
The source is a ms. of the score DM90132500340, Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella, Napoli.
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