Alexander Balus, HWV 65 (Handel, George Frideric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1747 (1 June - 4 July)
Genre Categories Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; 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 3 trumpets, timpani, organ (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the timpani (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 5 players (arr); For female chorus, piano (arr); Scores featuring female chorus (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For chorus with keyboard (arr)

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Performances

Naxos

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Synthesized/MIDI

Sinfonia (Act II, Scene 4)

For 3 Trumpets, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau)

 Synthesized Performance
#444278 - 2.17MB - 2:22 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 113×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2016/10/21)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
Performers MIDI
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 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 Score
#18882 - 49.61MB, 233 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2725×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2008/7/15)

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 33
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1870. Plate H.W. 33.
Copyright
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 Selections
#675353 - 22.19MB, 99 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 48×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Royal College o... (2021/2/12)

Publisher. Info. London: John Walsh, n.d.[1748].
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Contains only the overture and songs, etc., the recitatives being omitted, as are some of the instrumental parts. Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D488
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Vocal Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
#154931 - 10.83MB, 212 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1309×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/11/22)

Editor Ebenezer Prout (1835–1909)
Publisher. Info. London: Novello, Ewer and Co., n.d.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Selections

 Aria: Here amid the shady woods
#146310 - 0.24MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 807×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/11/4)

 Recitative and Aria: Convey me to some peaceful shore
#146308 - 0.18MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 594×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/11/4)

Arranger Ebenezer Prout (1835–1909), reduction
Language English
Publisher. Info. Songs and Airs of G.F. Handel, Vol.I: High voice (pp.156-62)
Boston: Oliver Ditson Co., 1905. Plate ML-1108, 1109.
Copyright
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Sinfonia (Act II, Scene 4)

For 3 Trumpets, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Parts
#444276 - 0.23MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 414×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2016/10/21)

 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
#444277 - 0.56MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 160×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2016/10/21)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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Air: Here amid the shady woods (Act III, Scene 1)

For Female Chorus and Piano (Diack)

 Complete Score
#604452 - 0.86MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/25/V - 126×⇩ - Phillip21

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Phillip21 (2020/1/7)

Arranger John Michael Diack (1869–1946)
Publisher. Info. The Lyric Collection of Choral Music, No.1546.
London: Paterson's Publications Ltd., 1929.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes From uploader's collection. Arrangement is for SA.
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Libretti

 Complete Libretto
#954224 - 13.87MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Royal College o... (2025/2/4)

Publisher. Info. London: John Watts, 1748.
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): L4/3
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Lyrics (1)

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General Information

Work Title Alexander Balus
Alternative. Title
Name Translations アレグザンダー・バルス; Alexannder Balus
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 182922313; LCCN: no2004073671; GND: 7691283-8
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 65
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGH 42
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1747 (1 June - 4 July)
First Performance. 1748/03/23 in London: Covent Garden
Librettist Thomas Morell (1703-1784), after I Maccabees
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail
Cast
Alexander Balus, King of Syria (alto)
Ptolemee, King of Egypt (bass)
Jonathan, Chief of the Jews (tenor)
Cleopatra, Daughter to Ptolemee (soprano)
Aspasia, her Confident (soprano)
A Sycophant Courtier (tenor)
Messenger (tenor)
Another Messenger (bass)

Mixed Chorus (SATB)

Israelites, Asiates, Ruffians

Orchestra

2 recorders, 2 oboes, [bassoon], 2 horns, 2 trumpets,
timpani, harp, mandolin, strings (3 violins, viola, continuo (harpsichord and/or organ))
External Links Wikipedia article
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