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Original

Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound. from Sampson. George Frideric Handel. Choir sheet music. Trumpet sheet music.

Translation

Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound. from Sampson. George Frideric Handel. Choir sheet music. Trumpet sheet music.

Original

Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound. from Sampson. composed by George Frideric Handel. 1685-1759. Arranged by Patrick M. Liebergen. Choir Sacred. For Opt. 2 Trumpets. SATB choir. Choral Octavo. Masterworks. Choral Designs. Baroque. Masterwork Arrangement. Sacred. Choral Octavo. 20 pages. Published by Alfred Music. AP.16207. Handel's "Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound" is a very energetic and joyful chorus from his oratorio Samson. The work was composed immediately after completion of the Messiah in 1741 and was first performed in London in 1743. Newburgh Hamilton's libretto used in Samson is an adaption and abridgment of John Milton's poem Samson Agonistes and some of Milton's other poems. In this edition, the original words "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound. " are followed by new words provided by the editor. Inst. Parts Available. choral. The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

Translation

Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound. from Sampson. composed by George Frideric Handel. 1685-1759. Arranged by Patrick M. Liebergen. Choir Sacred. For Opt. 2 Trumpets. SATB choir. Choral Octavo. Masterworks. Choral Designs. Baroque. Masterwork Arrangement. Sacred. Choral Octavo. 20 pages. Published by Alfred Music. AP.16207. Handel's "Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound" is a very energetic and joyful chorus from his oratorio Samson. The work was composed immediately after completion of the Messiah in 1741 and was first performed in London in 1743. Newburgh Hamilton's libretto used in Samson is an adaption and abridgment of John Milton's poem Samson Agonistes and some of Milton's other poems. In this edition, the original words "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound. " are followed by new words provided by the editor. Inst. Parts Available. choral. The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.