{"title":"Chamber music","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"guardian-angels-oh-protect-me","title":"Guardian Angels, Oh, Protect me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: all ABP products are available as \u003cstrong\u003edigital downloads\u003c\/strong\u003e only. We'll send you a link immediately after each purchase.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGuardian Angels, Oh, Protect me appears as the last aria in G. F. Handel's oratorio \"Triumph of Time and Truth\", created in 1757. This oratorio happened to span Handel's entire life, as the first edition of this work was composed in 1707 under the title \"Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno\" (The Triumph of Time and Disillusion). It was later revised in 1737, with Handel changing the title to \"Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità\u003ci\u003e\" \u003c\/i\u003e(The Triumph of Time and Truth). Finally, in 1757 it was converted entirely into English; however, the librettist is unknown. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis aria features Handel's mastery of da capo aria style. Originally written for soprano, oboe, strings, and basso continuo, the graceful lines, exchanging melodies, and plentiful sequences make it ripe for ornamentation. 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We’ll send you a link immediately after each purchase.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IL15ZPpYRJ4?si=3ErxBM5koC238oAy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title='Link to a YouTube video of \"Symphony for Octet\", which is about 16 minutes long.'\u003eClick to hear a performance of this work!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis symphony just so happens to be written for tuba-euphonium octet. Each of the four movements is a “portrait” of a different composer or style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSymphony for Octet\u003c\/em\u003e opens with an ominous, hushed melody in the lowest tubas, which recurs in a loose set of variations. The second movement is a tuba quartet inspired by Barber’s \u003cem\u003eAdagio for Strings\u003c\/em\u003e and orchestrated for solo bass tuba and three accompanying voices. The scherzo is a euphonium quartet rooted in rhythmic vocal improvisation; its pitch material is derived serially from the twelve- tone row stated in the first two measures. The final movement pays stylistic homage to two legendary composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams, who wrote the first tuba concerto, and J. S. 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