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William Thomas Best (1826-1897)
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| Publisher. Info.
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London: Boosey and Co., n.d.(ca.1870).
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| Reprinted
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London: Boosey & Hawkes, n.d.(after 1930). Plate B. & H. 16141
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| Copyright
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General Information
| Work Title
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Oratorio Songs
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| Alternative. Title
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A Collection of Fifty-five songs Selected from Handel's Oratorios
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| Composer
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Handel, George Frideric
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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55 pieces:
- Joshua: Oh had I Jubal's lyre (soprano)
- Joshua: Hark, 'tis the linnet (soprano)
- Joshua: Awful, pleasing being, say (contralto)
- Deborah: Tears, such as tender fathers shed (bass)
- Deborah: In the battle, fame pursuing (contralto)
- I Will Magnify Thee: Righteousness and equity (contralto)
- Judas Maccabaeus: From mighty kings (soprano)
- Judas Maccabaeus: With pious hearts (bass)
- Judas Maccabaeus: Pious orgies (soprano)
- Samson: How willing my paternal love (bass)
- Samson: Thus when the sun (tenor)
- Samson: Total eclipse (tenor)
- Samson: Thy glorious deeds inspir'd my tongue (bass)
- Israel in Egypt: Thou shalt bring them in (contralto)
- Israel in Egypt: The enemy said: "I will pursue" (tenor)
- Saul: Oh god-like youth (soprano)
- Saul: Sin not, oh king (tenor)
- Saul: Infernal Spirits! by whose power (soprano)
- L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato: Hide me from day's garish eye (soprano)
- Jephtha: For ever blessed (tenor)
- Jephtha: Farewell, ye limpid springs (soprano)
- Alexander Balus: Subtle love, with fancy viewing (soprano)
- Alexander Balus: Convey me to some peaceful shore (soprano)
- Ode for St. Cecilia's Day: But oh! what art can teach (soprano)
- Solomon: Sacred raptures cheer my breast (tenor)
- Solomon: What though I trace each herb and flower (contralto)
- Solomon: Beneath the vine (soprano)
- Joshua: Shall I in Mamre's fertile plain (bass)
- An Occasional Oratorio: Jehovah! to my words give ear (tenor)
- An Occasional Oratorio: His sceptre is the rod of righteousness (bass)
- An Occasional Oratorio: When warlike ensigns wave on high (tenor)
- Jephtha: Up the dreadful steep (contralto)
- Jephtha: Waft her, angels, through the skies (tenor)
- Saul: Oh Lord, whose mercies numberless (contralto)
- Joseph and His Brethren: The peasant tastes the sweets of life (contralto)
- Joseph and His Brethren: What's sweeter than a new-blown rose (soprano)
- The Triumph of Time and Truth: Guardian angels (soprano)
- Susanna: If guiltless blood be your intent (soprano)
- Susanna: Tyrannic love/Ye verdant hills (tenor)
- Susanna: Ask if yon damask rose be sweet (soprano)
- Susanna: Beneath the cypress' gloomy shade (soprano)
- Samson: Honour and arms (bass)
- Samson: Return, oh God of hosts (contralto)
- Samson: Let the bright Seraphim (soprano)
- Theodora: Angels, ever bright and fair (soprano)
- Theodora: Lord, to Thee, each night and day (contralto)
- Judas Maccabaeus: Arm, arm, ye brave (bass)
- Belshazzar: Thus saith the Lord to Cyrus (contralto)
- Athalia: Gentle airs, melodious strains (tenor)
- Hercules: From celestial seats descending (tenor)
- Messiah: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (tenor)
- Messiah: He shall feed his flock (contralto and soprano)
- Messiah: He was despised (contralto)
- Messiah: Why do the nations (bass)
- Messiah: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)
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| Language
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English
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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| Piece Style
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Baroque
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| Instrumentation
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voice, piano
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An anthology of songs from Handel's oratorios and anthems, arranged for voice and piano.
