Alexander's Feast, HWV 75 (Handel, George Frideric)

		Movements/Sections 2 Acts Composition Year 1736-01-17 (end date) Genre Categories Secular oratorios; Oratorios; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language; For harpsichord (arr); For 1 player; For organ (arr); Scores featuring the harpsichord; Scores featuring the organ; For cello, piano (arr); For 2 players; Scores featuring the cello

Scores

• Full Scores (7)
• Vocal Scores (3)
• Parts (1)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (3)

Full Scores

Complete

 Segment 1
*#197692 - 24.28MB, 103 pages -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 69x⇩

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 Segment 2
*#197693 - 21.63MB, 100 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 41x⇩

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 Segment 3
*#197694 - 23.24MB, 100 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 36x⇩

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 Segment 4
*#197695 - 23.11MB, 100 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 40x⇩

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 Segment 5
*#197696 - 20.37MB, 87 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 39x⇩

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JP3 (3 April 2012)

Language:

Italian

Publisher Info.:

Manuscript score, n.d. (ca.1768).

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

This manuscript is a single volume.
It has been divided into 5 segments in order to reduce file size.
RISM-A/II-000124444
This item forms part of the
Ricasoli Collection at the University of Louisville Music Library.

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 Complete Score
*#18765 - 37.67MB, 190 pages -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 2113x⇩

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Ivdruiz (13 July 2008)

Editor:

Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)

Publisher Info.:

G.F. Händel's Werke: Ausgabe der Deutschen Händelgesellschaft. Band 12.
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1861. Plate H.W. 12.

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Ouverture

 Complete Score
*#107073 - 1.18MB, 4 pages -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 469x⇩

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Fynnjamin (26 June 2011)

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Manuscript, n.d.

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Vocal Scores

Complete Oratorio

 Complete score
*#39720 - 5.00MB, 93 pages -  3.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1457x⇩

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operalala (20 September 2009)

Language:

English

Publisher Info.:

London: Novello, n.d.(ca.1870). Plate 6203.

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 Complete score
*#127550 - 13.15MB, 114 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 267x⇩

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Bassani (21 September 2011)

Language:

German / English

Publisher Info.:

Braunschweig: Henry Litolff, n.d. Plate 1707

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Aria: Revenge, Timotheus cries

 Complete Score
*#147566 - 0.47MB, 8 (#80-87) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 253x⇩

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Massenetique (7 November 2011)

Editor:

Ebenezer Prout (1835-1909)

Publisher Info.:

Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel, Volume II: For Low Voice.
Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1905. Plate ML-1133-8.

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Parts

Ouverture

For the first edition of the Overture, published by Walsh, see Overtures (Handel, George Frideric)

 Complete Parts
*#107074 - 9.71MB, 40 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 318x⇩

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Fynnjamin (26 June 2011)

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Manuscript, n.d.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Overture

For Harpsichord or Organ

 Complete score
*#130596 - 0.16MB, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 237x⇩

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Pierre Gouin (29 September 2011)

Editor:

Pierre Gouin - Contact

Publisher Info.:

Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2011

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Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 3.0 [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection. From Handel’s Sixty Overtures from all his Operas and Oratorios Set for the Harpsichord or Organ

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Aria: Softly sweet in Lydian measure (Act I)

For Cello and Piano (Roth)

 Piano score
*#65835 - 0.41MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 386x⇩

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Generoso (1 June 2010)

 Cello part
*#65836 - 0.19MB, 1 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 312x⇩

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Generoso (1 June 2010)

Arranger:

Philipp Roth (1853–1898)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate V.A. 1562.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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General Information

Work Title	Alexander's Feast, or the Power of Musick
Alternative Title

Composer	Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue Number	HWV 75
Movements/Sections	2 Acts Act I 1. Overture 2. Recitative: 'Twas at the royal feast 3. Aria and Chorus: Happy, happy, happy pair 4. Recitative: Timotheus plac'd on high 5. Recitative: The song began from Jove 6. Chorus: The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound 7. Aria: With ravish'd ears 8. Recitative: The praise of Bacchus 9. Aria: Bacchus ever fair and young 10. Chorus: Bacchus' blessings are a treasure 11. Recitative: Sooth'd with the sound 12. Recitative: He chose a mournful muse 13. Aria: He sung Darius, great and good 14. Recitative: With downcast looks 15. Chorus: Behold Darius, great and good 16. Recitative: The mighty Master smiled to see 17. Aria: Softly sweet in Lydian measure 18. Aria: War, he sung, is toil and trouble 19. Aria: The prince unable 20. Chorus: The many rend the skies Act II 21. Recitative: Now strive the golden lyre again 22. Chorus: Break his bands of sleep asunder 23. Recitative: Hark, hark! the horrid sound 24. Aria: Revenge, Timotheus cries 25. Aria: Behold the ghastly band 26. Recitative: Give the vengeance due 27. Air and Chorus: The princes applaud with a furious joy 28. Air and Chorus: Thais led the way 29. Recitative: Thus long ago 30. Chorus: At last divine Cecilia came 31. Recitative and Chorus: Let old Timotheus yield the prize 32. Chorus: Your voices tune
Year/Date of Composition	1736-01-17 (end date)
First Performance	1736-02-19 London: Covent Garden
Librettist	John Dryden (1631-1700), 1697, arranged by Hamilton, with additional texts by Hamilton.
Language	English
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	Vocal soloists, Chorus, Orchestra