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Original

Messiah. George Frideric Handel. Voice sheet music. B-Flat Trumpet sheet music. Choir sheet music. Percussion sheet music. Piano and Keyboard sheet music. Timpani sheet music.

Translation

Messiah. George Frideric Handel. Voice sheet music. B-Flat Trumpet sheet music. Choir sheet music. Percussion sheet music. Piano and Keyboard sheet music. Timpani sheet music.

Original

Messiah composed by George Frideric Handel. 1685-1759. Edited by Ton Koopman. Jan Siemons. Arranged by Siegfried Petrenz. For SATB vocal soli, S. ATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo. Stuttgart Urtext Edition. Score available separately - see item CA.5505600. Oratorios. Viola part. Language. English. German. Composed 1742. HWV 56. 32 pages. Duration 150 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag. CA.5505613. With Language. English. German. Oratorios. George Frideric Handel is considered England's first and foremost composer of oratorios. Above all, the Messiah is regarded as the epitome of sacred music and in German-speaking countries it is also one of the most often performed works in the genre. The version of the Messiah which is most often performed today is a combination of various versions. Consequently, the present critical edition by Ton Koopman contains all the surviving alternative versions of the solo movements. These are printed consecutively instead of being banished to an appendix. A concordance makes it possible to assign these movements to those various performances of the work conducted by Handel between the Dublin premiere in 1742 and the London concerts which took place up to 1759. The score will be printed in English and German. In accordance with the wishes voiced by many choral conductors and singers, the vocal score will be available in separate English and German versions.

Translation

Messiah composed by George Frideric Handel. 1685-1759. Edited by Ton Koopman. Jan Siemons. Arranged by Siegfried Petrenz. For SATB vocal soli, S. ATB choir, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, continuo. Stuttgart Urtext Edition. Score available separately - see item CA.5505600. Oratorios. Viola part. Language. English. German. Composed 1742. HWV 56. 32 pages. Duration 150 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag. CA.5505613. With Language. English. German. Oratorios. George Frideric Handel is considered England's first and foremost composer of oratorios. Above all, the Messiah is regarded as the epitome of sacred music and in German-speaking countries it is also one of the most often performed works in the genre. The version of the Messiah which is most often performed today is a combination of various versions. Consequently, the present critical edition by Ton Koopman contains all the surviving alternative versions of the solo movements. These are printed consecutively instead of being banished to an appendix. A concordance makes it possible to assign these movements to those various performances of the work conducted by Handel between the Dublin premiere in 1742 and the London concerts which took place up to 1759. The score will be printed in English and German. In accordance with the wishes voiced by many choral conductors and singers, the vocal score will be available in separate English and German versions.