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Judith (oratorio)
''Judith'' is an oratorio composed by Thomas Arne with words by the librettist, Isaac Bickerstaff. It was first performed on 27 February 1761 at Drury Lane Theatre. It depicts the story of Judith, taken from the Book of Judith of the Old Testament. It was first published in 1761 and republished with edits in 1764. The piece is divided into three acts, with a total of 28 movements including nine choruses, two duets, an overture, and 16 arias.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://imslp.org/wiki/Judith_(Arne,_Thomas_Augustine) )〕
== Background and context ==
This piece was composed for Drury Lane during Lent in 1761. Most musicologists during Arne's time dismissed Judith as unsubstantial compared to the oratorios of Handel. The airs and choruses both were criticized and praised equally: the choruses were a disappointment in comparison to the great force of those in Handel's works, but were still thought of as deserving praise among the hierarchy of choral composing. The airs were thought of as pleasing and noteworthy by some, but thought to be overly hymn-like by other musical critics at the time.
Thomas Arne's sister, Susannah Maria Arne, was a famous contralto that Arne often employed in his musical works. When she left Drury Lane for Covent Garden in 1750, Arne followed her. In 1755, Thomas Arne separated from his wife, previously singer Cecilia Young, as he claimed that she was "mentally ill." After the separation, Arne began an affair with one of his pupils, a soprano named Charlotte Brent. It was during this affair that Thomas Arne and Isaac Bickerstaff collaborated on their first work of importance: Arne's 1760 Opera, ''Thomas and Sally,'' with Charlotte Brent cast as the leading role of Sally. A year later, ''Judith'' was erected.
It is speculated that the collaboration of Bickerstaff and Arne was casual in nature. Simply put, Arne was never well matched with writing libretti, and Bickerstaff was. Bickerstaff approached Arne with an letter of introduction from Leucothoe, a mutual friend in Dublin, and convinced Arne to collaborate. It is also speculated that when writing ''Thomas and Sally,'' Bickerstaff submitted the written play to Covent Garden Theatre without consulting Arne.
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