Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)
Air Tendre. "Je Sors Enfin de mon triste Esclavage" [dubious work]
HRV 879
- Year of composition: 1725? (according to Holm)
- Work category: Voice and other instruments
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Instrumentation
cont. (no figures)
Location for score and part material
Manuscript can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket (Ro:85)
Literature
Holm, Anna Lena: Tematisk förteckning över J.H. Romans vokalverk. Musikaliska akademiens bibliotek (1994)
Description of work
Lentement E minor 3 [3/4] - 2 [alla breve] - 3 [3/4] - 2 [alla breve] - 3 [3/4]
Work comment
Dubious work (according to Holm)
The sheet music shows the incription "P... B... R... 1725".
The same lyrics have also been set to music by Nicolas Renier in "Recueil d'airs sérieux" (1713)
Libretto/text
Je Sors Enfin de mon triste Esclavage
Sans vos mepris [sic; mépris]