Serse, HWV 40 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Serse |
| Alternative title | Xerxes |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel, composer Silvio Stampiglia, librettist |
| Opus | HWV 40 |
| Instrumentation | voices and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1737 |
| First published | — |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Opera seria |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Baroque |
 |
View |
| Code |  |
Sections
—
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | voice and orchestra | Arthur Luck |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | orchestra | — |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | female chorus and piano | John Michael Diack |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 9 recorders | David Edward Kemp |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 5 accordions 6 accordions 7 accordions |
Paul De Bra |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 3 flutes, alto flute and bass flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | flugelhorn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Vilmos Székelyhidi |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 4 recorders | Franz-Rudolf Kuhnen |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon | — |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 2 accordions 3 accordions |
Paul De Bra |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | 4 violins | Pauline Viardot |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | violin, piano and harmonium | August Reinhard |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | violin and piano violin, piano and harmonium |
August Wilhelmj |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | flute, violin and piano | Gustav Saenger |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | violin, cello and piano | Richard Klugescheid |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | flute and piano | Wilhelm Barge |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | flute and piano | Pascal Kierdorf |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | violin and piano | Emil Kross |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | violin and piano | — |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | cello and piano | Gaston Borch |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | cello and piano | David Popper |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | cello and piano | Philipp Roth |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | voice and guitar | Vladimír Váša |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | piano 4 hands | Preston Ware Orem |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | harp | Angelo Francis Pinto |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | harpsichord organ |
Pierre Gouin |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | organ | Alain Brunet |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | organ | — |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | organ | Edwin Henry Lemare |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | organ | Michael Stenov |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | piano | Frank Henri Klickmann |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | piano | Frederic Lillebridge |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | piano | William Mason |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | piano | Albert Ross Parsons |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | piano | Theodore Presser |
| View | Prelude (Act I, Scene 7) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Holy Art Thou | mixed chorus and organ | Alfred William Phillips |
| View | Largo | horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Felix Lechner |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | — | Complete Recording | ||
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Professor P, performer | For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | Complete Recording | |
| View | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | Evgeniy E. Moshkin, organ | For Organ | Complete Recording | |
| View | — | Héctor Valls, piano | — | Aria: Ombra mai fu ( E major ) Aria: Ombra mai fu ( E flat major ) Aria: Ombra mai fu ( F major ) |
|
| View | Synthesized | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | For 9 Recorders (Kemp) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | For Flugelhorn, 2 Trumpets, Trombone and Tuba (Székelyhidi) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Aria: Ombra mai fu (Act I) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance Synthesized Performance |
|
| View | Synthesized | Prelude (Act I, Scene 7) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Prelude (Act I, Scene 7) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Ombra mai fu (organ solo edition) |
©2026 CMI