Solo voices, choir, orchestra (Soprano Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, Bass Voice ...(+)
Solo voices, choir, orchestra (Soprano Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, Bass Voice Solo, Mixed choir: SSAATTBB, 2 Ob, 2 bassoon, 2 Hn, 3Trp, timpani, 3V, Va, Bassi, Org)
SKU: BA.BA04089
Oratorio in three parts. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Merlin Channon. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Halle Handel Edition (HHA) Series I, Volume 23. Complete edition, Score. HWV 62. Duration 2 hours, 20 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04089_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04089).
ISBN 9790006550081. 33 x 26 cm inches. Text Language: English. Text: Newburgh Hamilton.
The “Occasional Oratorio†was composed as a reaction to a political event which shook the whole of England : the Jacobite rebellion of 1745-46 against the Hanoverian monarchy was crushed under the leadership of the Duke of Cumberland. Handel, who was working on the oratorio “ Judas Maccabaeus†at the time, composed the oratorio quickly and reused some movements from earlier works. With the choice of a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton he demonstrated his support for the monarchy. The work was first performed on 14 February 1746 at the Covent Garden Theatre in London .
For the first time this seldomly performed oratorio which nevertheless contains wonderful music is available in an Urtext edition based on the “ Halle Handel Edition†. All available sources have been consulted. Further movements which Handel added for later performances are included in the appendix.
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