Oratorio in three acts-Composed in 1748 Handel s oratorio on the wise and righteous King Solomon is one of the most lavish works he created in this genre.He attached special importance to the choir: rarely does Handel s music have such extended choral numbers ranging from homophonic settings to choruses of jubilation in eight contrapuntal parts.This Urtext Edition Vocal Score is based on the Halle Handel Edition volume BA 10709 and features a bilingual foreword (Ger/Eng).