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Georg Philipp Telemann, the composer of Hamburger Admiralitätsmusik.

Hamburger Admiralitätsmusik (Hamburg Admiralty Music) TWV 24:1 is a secular oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra composed by Georg Philipp Telemann to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hamburg's admiralty. It was first performed on April 6, 1723, along with Telemann's Wassermusik (Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth) at a banquet for the city's merchants, sea captains, and councillors that lasted until dawn. The work is on a nautical theme and set to verses by Michael Richey, a professor at the Johanneum school in Hamburg where Telemann also taught.

Structure

Emblem of the Hamburg Admiralty.

Overture in D major

Chorus Unschätzbarer Vorwurf erkenntlicher Sinnen!
Recitative So lange mir der Augen Licht erlaubt
Aria Ich nähre dich mit tausend Freuden
Recitative Jawohl, glücksel'ge Stadt
Aria In der Börse gepresstem Getummel
Recitative Berühme dich, Mercur, der Ruhe nicht
Aria Die Freiheit schmeichelt zwar
Recitative Unleugbar ist dein Ruhm
Aria Frecher Harpyien
Recitative Ich höre ...
Aria-Round Song Glück zu
Recitative Mit was für unverrhofften Chören
Aria Mit euch, ihr holden beiden
Recitative Der Elbe dienstbefliss'ne Wellen
Aria Dein Wohlergehn, o Schönste
Recitative Und ich, o meines Ufers Königin
Aria Schwelt, ihr wasserreichen Grunde
Recitative Schau, mächtiger Neptun
Aria-Duet Erwähle, mit gewog'ner Hand
Recitative Welch angenehmer Aufenthalt
Chorus of The Nymphs

And Tritons

Sage, schönster Nymphenchor
Recitative Mein Glück ist ungemein
Aria Wann Himmel und Erde veralten
Recitative Mit innigstem Ergötzen
Aria Steh aller Welt zum Wunder da
Recitative Wünscht jedermann dem werten Hamburg
Aria Gewogener Sternen erfreuliche Schlüsse
Recitative and Chorus Ihr Götter
Aria Ihr munteren Hörner
Recitative So recht!
Concluding Chorus Hamburg, du Ehre

Scoring

The Hamburger Admiralitätsmusik was composed for: SATB, 2 piccolos, recorder, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, 2 bassoons, 3 trumpets, 3 horns, drums, 2 violins, viola, cellos and basso continuo.[1]

Recording

  • Telemann: Hamburger Admiralitätsmusik; Overture in C (Mieke van der Sluis (soprano), Graham Pushee, Rufus Müller (tenor), Klaus Mertens, David Thomas, Michael Schopper (bass); Alsfelder Vokalensemble, Bremen Baroque Orchestra; conductor: Wolfgang Helbich). cpo 999 373-2.

References

  1. ^ Telemann's secular oratorios, Robert Poliquin, Université du Québec (translated from the original French)