Esther, HWV 50a (Handel, George Frideric)

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Prelude (Act I, Scene 5)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 40
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1882. Plate H.W. 40.
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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 40
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1882. Plate H.W. 40.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A2623.
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Parts

8 more: Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1, 2 (F) • Trumpet (C) • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Continuo/Cellos/Basses

Copyist Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A2623.
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Tune Your Harps (Part I, Nos.6-7)

Editor Hans Vereyken
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Prelude (Act I, Scene 5)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau
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General Information

Work Title Esther
Alternative. Title The Oratorium
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 50a
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 169
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1718?
First Performance. 1718? - Little Stanmore, Middlesex: Cannons (house)
Librettist John Arbuthnot (1667−1735) (?) and Alexander Pope (1688−1744) (?)
after Jean Racine (1639−1699)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
Cast
Esther (soprano)
Ahasuerus, King of Persia (tenor)
Mordecai (tenor)
Haman (bass)
Israelite Woman (soprano)
Priest (alto)
First Israelite (tenor)
Second Israelite (bass)
Habdonah (bass)
Persian Officer (bass)

Mixed Chorus (SATB)

chorus of israelites, chorus of persian soldiers

Orchestra

2 recorders, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, trumpet, strings, continuo (organ, harpsichord, theorbo, harp)
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Libretto (Stanford)

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