BARENREITER - 345062
Handel Occasional Oratorio HWV 62 -Oratorio in three parts-
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- Composer: Frideric Handel George
- Publisher: Bärenreiter
- Format: Choral Score
- Binding: Paperback
- Dimensions: 10.6 in x 7.5 in
- Pages: 295
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Editor: Channon, Merlin
Orchestral scoring : SSolo/TSolo/BSolo/Mixed choir: SSAATTBB/2Ob/2bassoon/2Hn/3Trp/timpani/3V/Va/Bassi/Org
Language(s) of work: GB
Language(s) of text: GB
Product format: vocal score, Urtext edition
Binding: Paperback
Pages / Format: XI, 295 - 27,0 x 19,0 cm
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.
- First scholarly-critical edition based on the Urtext of the “ Halle Handel Edition”
- Idiomatic, playable piano reduction
- Foreword (Ger/Eng)
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.
- First scholarly-critical edition based on the Urtext of the “ Halle Handel Edition”
- Idiomatic, playable piano reduction
- Foreword (Ger/Eng)