Joseph and His Brethren, HWV 59 (Handel, George Frideric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1743 (26 August - 12 September)
Genre Categories Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; For 9 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; English language; For bassoon, trumpet, organ (arr); Scores featuring the bassoon; Scores featuring the trumpet; Scores featuring the organ; For 3 players

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Performances

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Prelude (Act I, Scene 2)

For Trumpet, Bassoon and Organ (Rondeau)

 Synthesized Performance
#443265 - 2.32MB - 2:32 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 22x⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

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Michrond (2016/10/15)

Performers MIDI
Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
#18910 - 62.14MB, 286 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2581x⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2008/7/16)

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 42
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1883. Plate H.W. 42.
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Overture

 Complete Score
#107036 - 3.75MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 484x⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/6/26)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Schrank II coll.
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Parts

Overture

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

Vocal Scores

 Complete score
#128217 - 13.57MB, 151 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1126x⇩ - Bassani

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Bassani (2011/9/22)

Editor C.L. Hellwig
Language German
Publisher. Info. Berlin: T. Trautwein, 1837. Plate 573
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Aria: Come divine inspirer

For Violin, Viola and Cello (Moser)
See: Posthumous Trios (Handel, George Frideric)


Prelude (Act I, Scene 2)

For Bassoon, Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Parts
#443263 - 0.26MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 43x⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2016/10/15)

 Engraving files (Finale and XML)
#443264 - 0.34MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 18x⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2016/10/15)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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General Information

Work Title Joseph and his Brethren
Alternative. Title
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 59
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1743 (26 August - 12 September)
Librettist James Miller (1704-1744), from Genesis and after Apostolo Zeno, 1722
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
Cast
Pharaoh, King of Egypt (bass)
Joseph, an Hebrew (alto)
Reuben, Brother to Joseph (bass)
Simeon, Brother to Joseph (tenor)
Judah, Brother to Joseph (tenor)
Benjamin, Brother to Joseph (soprano)
Potiphera, High Priest of On (alto)
Asenath, Daughter to the High Priest (soprano)
Phanor, Chief Butler to Pharaoh, afterwards Joseph's Steward (contralto)
Mixed Chorus (SATB)
chorus of egyptians, chorus of the brethren, chorus of hebrews
Orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article
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