Incidental music for a radio production of William Shakespeare\'s play. Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958). Full score. Promethean Editions #PME16S. Published by Promethean Editions

Solo voices, choir, orchestra (8Soprano Voice Solo, Alto Voice Solo, 4Tenor Voice Solo, 2 Bass Voice Solo, SATB Choir, 2 Ob, 2 bassoon, 2 Hn, 2 Trp, timpani, 2 V, Va, Bassi(Vc, double bass, bassoon, Lt-B, harpisc., Org))

SKU: BA.BA04099

Oratorio in three acts. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Hans Dieter Clausen. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Halle Handel Edition (HHA) Series I, Voume 18, Nos. 1 2. Complete edition, Score. Composed 1743. HWV 57. Duration 3 hours. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04099_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04099).

ISBN 9790006550111. 33 x 25.7 cm inches. Text Language: English. Preface: Hans Dieter Clausen. Text: Newburgh Hamilton.

Handel composed Samson directly after completing the Messiah.
After its premiere in 1743 in the Covent Garden Theatre in London, the work rapidly became one of the composerâ??s most successful oratorios alongside Esther and Judas Maccabaeus. This probably had as much to do with the popular Old Testament story of the libretto as with Handelâ??s masterly shaping of the arias and choruses.

By including some movements in the appendix, this edition makes it possible for the first time to perform the work in its original 1741 version.
The edition is based on the complete edition volume of the Halle Handel Edition (BA 4099), offering the complete music text of the oratorio for the first time.

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- A reliable musical text based on all available sources
- A description of the sources
- Information on the genesis and history of the work
- Valuable notes on performance practice
- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions

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Full orchestra/4 soprano voice solos, alto voice solo, bass voice solo, tenor voice solo (large Orchestra, 4 soprano voice solos, alto voice solo, bass voice solo, tenor voice solo) - Level 4

SKU: BA.BA04082

Oratorio in three parts. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Stephan Blaut. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Halle Handel Edition (HHA) Serie I, Band 12, No. 1 + Band 12, No. 2. Complete edition, Score. HWV 52. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04082_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04082).

ISBN 9790006497751. 33 x 25.8 cm inches. Text Language: English, Italian.

The oratorio “ Athalia ” tells the Old Testament story of the Queen Athalia . Handel composed it in 1733 for Oxford University where it was first performed later that year during the celebrations for the awarding of honorary degrees. The great s uccess of this performance is generally regarded as a reason for Handel’s renewed interest in the oratorio form. As was frequently the case, Handel also carried on composing this work after the first performance. Thus, for the version which was performed in London in 1735, he introduced numbers in Italian for the Italian singer Carestini in the role of Joad . He also ended the work with an organ concerto. For the performance in 1756 he drew on other works for the third act.

Conversely, large parts of the music to Athalia form the basis for other works by Handel such as “ Parnasso in festa ” (HWV 73) and the Wedding Anthem (HWV 262).

The piano reduction by Andreas Köhs , based on the Urtext of the “Halle Handel” Edition, includes the main version of 1733 together with an appendix containing the versions of 1735 and 1756 as well as the outline of a planned version of 1743 which was not performed.

About Barenreiter Urtext

What can I expect from a Barenreiter Urtext edition?< /p>

MUSICOLOGICA LLY SOUND
- A reliable musical text based on all available sources
- A description of the sources
- Information on the genesis and history of the work
- Valuable notes on performance practice
- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions

... AND PRACTICAL
- Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them
- A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format
- Excellent print quality
- Superior paper and binding