Alexander's Feast K. 591 Cantata in two parts by George Frideric Handel 4-Part - Sheet Music
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Alexander's Feast K. 591
19904384
19904384
19904384
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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 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. 10.63 x 7.48 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.
