Alexander's Feast K. 591
Cantata in two parts
by George Frideric Handel
4-Part - Sheet Music

SATB choir and piano (Soprano Voice Solo, 2 Tenor Voice Solo, Bass Voice Solo, Mixed choir:SSATTBB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 clarinet, 2 bassoon, 2 Hn, 2 Trp, timpani, Str, Continuo)

SKU: BA.BA04527-90

Cantata in two parts. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Andreas Holschneider. Arranged by Antje Wissemann, Konrad Ameln, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. Vocal Score. K. 591. Duration 1 hour, 20 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04527-90. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04527-90).

ISBN 9790006542949. 27 x 19 cm inches. Language: German. Preface: Holschneider, Andreas. John Dryden.

In 1736 Handel composed"Alexander's Feast"or"The Power of Musick", a two-part cantata based on John Dryden's poem of the same name.
In 1790, at the suggestion of Baron Gottfried van Swieten, Mozart arranged this work using a German translation of the poem made by Karl Wilhelm Ramler in 1770. As in other arrangements of Handelian works, Mozart's re-instrumentation leads to a change in the sound character of the work, placing the composition in the tradition of the Viennese Classic.