Messiah (1741)
HWV 56
( Comfort ye )
Händel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759) [ Germany ; England ]
Edition
Published by
Carus-Verlag Stuttgart
[Germany]
, 2009
Ref. :
CV 55.056/04
(180 p.)
, "Stuttgarter Händel-Ausgaben"
Editor or author of the restitution:
Koopman, Ton
; Siemons, Jan H.
Type of material:
Keyboard-vocal score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
18th century
(1700-1749)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Baroque ; Oratorio
Mood of the piece:
solemn
Type of Choir:
SSATB (5 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) / Alto (1) / Ténor (1) / Basse (1) (4 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Orchestra + Organ
(13 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Oboe (2) ; Bassoon (1) ; Trumpet (2) ; Timpani (1) ; Violin (2) ; Viola (1) ; Cello (1) ; Double bass (1) ; Harpsichord (1) or Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Tonality:
E minor
Duration:
150.0 min.
Source of text:
L'oratorio a été écrit en 1741 à Londres sur un livret en anglais de Charles Jennens inspiré de la Bible.
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