Continuo (Piano)
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HL.267695
Continuo
Part. Composed by
Georg Frederick Handel.
Music Sales America.
Baroque, Classical.
Softcover. 8 pages.
Novello & Co Ltd.
#NOV29692308. Published
by Novello & Co Ltd.
(HL.267695).
The magnificent
interweaving of harmonies
and dialogue-like Voices
in Handel s For Unto Us A
Child Is Born make it a
perfect addition to the
festive choral
repertoire. German-born,
British Baroque composer
George Frideric Handel
originally composed this
piece in 1741, for the
English-language oratorio
Messiah, which eventually
became one of the
best-known and most
frequently performed
choral works in Western
music. As the last song
of Scene 3 of Part I of
the oratorio, which
addresses Isaiah's
specific prophecy about
the virgin birth of a
Messiah, For Unto Us A
Child Is Born tells the
news of Christmas, the
birth of a son, in Isaiah
s words as found in the
Scripture (Isaiah 9:6).
The delicate, familiar
theme is introduced by
the Sopranos and taken up
by their counter-voices,
the Tenors, later the
same dialog is given over
to the Altos and Basses.
The tutti culminates in
Wonderful, Counselor, The
Mighty God, The
Everlasting Father and
The Prince of Peace.
