L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (HWV 55) : pastoral ode after John Milton : soprani (2), alto, tenor and bass soli, SATB chorus and orchestra /
Handel, George Frideric,1685-1759,composer.
Milton, John,1608-1674.
Jennens, Charles,1700-1773,librettist.
Harris, James,1709-1780,librettist.
Burrows, Donald,1945-editor.
Contains the music from the 1740, 1741 and 1743 versions of the work.
The libretto, by Charles Jennens, is adapted from Milton's L'allegro and his Il penseroso; the text of Il moderato is by Jennens, from a sketch by James Harris.
Continuo part not realized.
Milton, John, 1608-1674
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Cantatas, Secular