Alexander's Feast or The Power of Musick HWV 75
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
by George Frideric Handel
Mixed Choir - Sheet Music

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SSATTB choir with piano (Soprano Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, Bass Voice Solo, Mixed choir: SSATTB, 2 V, 2 Va, Vc, double bass, 2 Ob, 3bassoon, 2 recorder, 2 Hn, timpani, Continuo(harpisc., Org, bassoon, Vc, double bass))

SKU: BA.BA04001-92

Ode for St. Cecilia's Day. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Konrad Ameln. Arranged by Konrad Ameln. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. Replaces BA 4001-90. Vocal Score. HWV 75. Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04001-92. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04001-92).

ISBN 9790006543373. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: English. Preface: Konrad Ameln. 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.

Now in a revised edition
For the new edition of Handel's"Alexander's Feast", the dynamic markings have been thoroughly revised. The three movements which Handel had added are published for the first time in the vocal score. The readability of the edition has been much improved and the writing of the piano part has become more idiomatic.

About Barenreiter Urtext

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MUSICOLOGICALLY 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