Partituras

B A C C H U S’s Speech in Praise of W I N E
To a Minuet of Mr. HANDEL’s G. F. H¨ndel (1685–1759) a
B.c. arr. by Christian Mondrup

Voice

˘ G2 3 4 ˇ G2 3 ˇˇ 4 I2 3
4

ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˘ ˇˇ ˘ˇBac - chus Sneak - ing

Basso Continuo

đ

ˇˇ ˇ

Day one emp - ty

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gay Pots

Ď Ď ˇ ˇ( ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
-

ˇ ˘ ˇˇ ˇ ˇ ˇˇ

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ly striding de - rid -ing,

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On Thushis nev - er ad - dress’d each

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1.

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the

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G2 ˇ G2 ˘ˇ I2 ˇ

7

ˇ ˘ ˇ ˇ ˇ

6ˇ 6ˇ

˘` ˇˇ ˇ

7 ˘` ˇˇ ˇˇ 7˘ˇˇ

2.

sail - ing toap - ing

ˇ ˇ ˇ 4ˇ ˇ Ä Ä ˘
Joys that

Tun;

Son:

Praise

nev

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er

đ

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Ä Ä ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ 7 ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ Å ˇ Å ˘ˇ ˇ ˇ ˘ ˘ ˇ ˇˇˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˘ˇ ˇ ˘
and gay

ĆĆ 4ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
li

4ˇ

ˇˇ ˇ ˘

ˇˇ

4ˇˇ ˇ ˘`

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˘ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ÂÂ

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things

ˇ G2
12

Ä Ä 4ˇ 6ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ÂÂ ˇ
the

ˇ 4ˇ
-

˘ Ď Ď ˇ ˇˇ ˇ ˇˇ
Allva - ry, And a - dore

quid Shrine;

G 2 ˇ˘ 4ˇ I2
18

đ

ˇˇ

˘ ˘ ˇ`ˇ`

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4ˇ

ˇ˘ ˇ ˇ ˘ 4ˇ

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Are

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ˇ 4ˇ ˇ

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ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇˇ ˇ ˇˇ ˇˇ ˇ˘ ˘ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˘
by

G2 ˇ G2 ˇˇˇ I2 ˇ

nob - le,

ai - ry,

per - form’d

ˇ ˇˇ ˇ

ÂÂ ĆĆ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ

ge - ne - rous Wine.

đ

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1

The Musical Miscellany, Vol 4, p. 110 ff, John Watts, London 1730
c 2004 Christian Mondrup, Non-commercial copying welcome

2. Ancient Heroes, crown’d with Glory, Owe their nobleRise to me; Poets wrote the flaming Story, Fir’d by my Divinity: If my Influence is wanting, Musick’s Charms but slowly move; Beauty too in vain lies panting, ’Till I fill the Swains with Love. 3. If youcrave a lasting Pleasure, Mortals, this way bend your Eyes; From my ever-flowing Treasure, Charming Scenes of Bliss arise. Here’s the soothing balmy Blessing, Sole Dispeller of your Pain; Gloomy...