 | "Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound" for Woodwind Quartet HWV 57 Act I No. 2 Georg Friedrich Haendel Wind Quartet: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon |
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| Composer |  Haendel, Georg Friedrich (1685 - 1759) | ||
| Instrumentation | Wind Quartet: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon | ||
| Sheet central | Samson (18 sheet music) | ||
| Style | Baroque | ||
| Arranger |  | ||
| Publisher | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL | ||
| Date | 1741 | ||
| Copyright | Public Domain | ||
| Added by magataganm, 24 May 2013
Samson (HWV 57) is a three-act oratorio by George
Frideric Handel, considered one of his finest dramatic
works. It is usually performed as an oratorio in
concert form, but on occasions has also been staged as
an opera. The well-known arias "Let the bright
Seraphim" (for soprano) and "Total eclipse" (for tenor)
are often performed separately in concert.
Handel began its composition immediately after completing Messiah on 14 September 1741. It uses a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton, who ba...(+) | |||
