Belshazzar, HWV 61 (Handel, George Frideric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1744
Genre Categories Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; For 6 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 mixed chorus; Scores featuring the 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)

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Performances

Naxos

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Sinfonia (Act II, Scene 5)

For 3 Trumpets, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau)

 Virtual Performance
#443603 - 5.17MB - 5:39 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 145×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2016/10/17)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
Performers MIDI
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
#18824 - 64.39MB, 294 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5423×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2008/7/14)

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 19
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1864. Plate H.W. 19.
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Ouverture

 Complete Score
#107075 - 2.82MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 936×⇩ - 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

 Complete Score
#31108 - 13.88MB, 242 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3427×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2009/5/9)

Editor George Alexander Macfarren (1813-1887)
Language English
Publisher. Info. London: Novello, Ewer & Co., (1873).
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Selections

 Aria: No! to thyself thy trifles be
#882271 - 2.22MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Royal College o... (2023/10/30)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1750-1800).
Copyright
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Misc. Notes From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): MS 1120
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 Aria: Great God! Who yet but darkly known
#147574 - 0.23MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 548×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/11/7)

 Aria: O sacred oracles of truth
#147575 - 0.26MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 567×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/11/7)

 Recitative and Arioso: Thus saith the Lord
#147576 - 0.30MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 487×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/11/7)

Editor Ebenezer Prout (1835-1909)
Publisher. Info. Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel, Volume II: For Low Voice.
Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1905. Plates ML-1145-4, ML-1146-4 and ML-1147-5.
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 Recitatives: Rejoice my countrymen and Thus saith the Lord
#551286 - 0.62MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2018/11/30)

Arranger John Clarke-Whitfeld (1770-1836)
Publisher. Info. London: Birchall & Co., n.d. Plate 2001.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Aria: Let the deep bowl?

For Violin viola and cello (Moser)
See: Posthumous Trios (Handel, George Frideric)

Sinfonia (Act II, Scene 5)

For 3 Trumpets, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Parts
#443601 - 0.37MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 444×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2016/10/17)

 Engraving files (Finale and XML)
#443602 - 0.83MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 141×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2016/10/17)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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General Information

Work Title Belshazzar
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Baldassar; ベルシャザル (ヘンデル)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 176804870; LCCN: no95031605; GND: 300064233; BNF: 13913707d
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 61
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 84
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1744
First Performance. 1745-03-27
London: King's Theatre in the Haymarket
Librettist Charles Jennens (1707-1773)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article

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Composed 23 August — 23 October 1744. Libretto from the Books of Daniel, Jeremiah and Isaiah, the "History" of Herodotus, and the Cyropaedia ("The Education of Cyrus") of Xenophon.

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