Viola
SKU:
CA.5505613
Composed
by George Frideric
Handel. Edited by Ton
Koopman, Jan Siemons.
Arranged by Siegfried
Petrenz. This edition:
urtext. Awards / Prizes:
Deutscher
Musikeditionspreis Best
Edition. Awards / Prizes:
Deutscher
Musikeditionspreis Best
Edition; Carus sheet
music series: Vocal
scores XL. Messiah Kart
Ga-Format. Innovative
practice aids, Sacred
vocal music, Oratorios.
Individual part. Composed
1742. HWV 56. 32 pages.
Duration 150 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
55.056/13. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.5505613).
ISBN
9790007226763. Language:
English/German. Text:
Jennens, Charles. Text:
Charles
Jennens.
George
Frideric Handel is
considered England's
first and foremost
composer of oratorios.
Above all, the Messiah is
regarded as the epitome
of sacred music and in
German-speaking countries
it is also one of the
most often performed
works in the genre. The
version of the Messiah
which is most often
performed today is a
combination of various
versions. Consequently,
the present critical
edition by Ton Koopman
contains all the
surviving alternative
versions of the solo
movements. A concordance
makes it possible to
assign these movements to
those various
performances of the work
conducted by Handel
between the Dublin
premiere in 1742 and the
London concerts which
took place up to 1759. In
accordance with the
wishes voiced by many
choral conductors and
singers, the vocal score
is available in separate
English and German
versions. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.5505600.