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The Messiah / Der Messias (1741)

HWV 56

( Tröstet, tröstet mein Volk )

Händel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759) [ Germany ; England ]

Text by Jennens, Charles (1700-1773) [Great Britain]
Edition
Published by Edition Peters [Germany] , 1967
Ref. : EP 4500 ; EP 4501  (172 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution: Schering, Arnold ; Soldan, Kurt ; Stern, Julius
Type of material: Keyboard-vocal score ; Full score
 
Description
Text in: German + adapted in English
Epoque: 18th century  (1700-1749)
Genre-Style-Form: Oratorio ; Sacred
Mood of the piece: narrative ; religious
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s): Soprano (1) / Alto (1) / Ténor (1) / Basse (1)  (4 soloist(s))
Instrumentation: Orchestra + Organ  (14 instrumental part(s))
Instruments: Oboe (2) ; Bassoon (2) ; Trumpet (2) ; Timpani (1) ; Violin (2) ; Cello (1) ; Double bass (1) ; Harpsichord (1) ; Organ (1) ; Viola (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): D
Tonality: various
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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