L'Allegro, il Pensieroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 [libretto] 92.238/00 bass (each soli and tutti)

bass (each soli and tutti)

sung in Latin

Aria [Trio] F-dur (nach Fr

By contrast

The two John Milton poems

L'Allegro, il Pensieroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 [libretto] 92.238/00 bass (each soli and tutti)The two John Milton poems, L'Allegro (cheerfulness), and Il Pensi eroso (melancholy), describe the differences between these two moods. Charles Jennens fashioned a libretto from these texts, adding a third part entitled Moderato (moderation). From the first performance the oratorio was already a great success, a success which continued in later years. This edition is a revised reprint of Friedrich Chrysander's edition. The vocal score and the German