George Frideric Handel. Keyboard reduction. Based upon the Deutsche Händelgesellschaft Edition Edited by Frideric Chrysander

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1 George Frideric Handel MESSIAH 1741 Keyboard reduction Based uon the Deutsche Händelgesellschat Edition Edited by Frideric Chrysander Coyright 2009 Nicolas Sceaux Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License

2 2 TABLE DES MATIÈRES Part I 1-1 Sinonia 1-2 Recitative: Comort ye, my eole (tenor) 1-3 Air: Every valley shall be exhalted (tenor) 1-4 Chorus: And the glory o the Lord 1-5 Recitative: Thus saith the Lord o Hosts (bass) 1-6 Air: But who may abide the day o His coming (contr alto) 1-7 Chorus: And He shall uriy the sons o Levi 1-8 Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (contr alto) 1-9 Air: O thou that tellest good tidings (contr alto) 1-10 Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings 1-11 Recitative: For, behold! darkness shall cover (bass) 1-12 Air: The eole that walked in darkness (bass) 1-13 Chorus: For unto us a child is born 1-14 Pia 1-15 Recitative: There were sheerds abiding (sorano) 1-16 Recitative: And lo! the angel o the Lord (sorano) 1-17 Recitative: And the angel said unto them (sorano) 1-18 Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel (sorano) 1-19 Chorus: Glory to God in the highest 1-20 Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter o Zion (sorano) 1-21 Recitative: Then shall the eyes o the blind (alto) 1-22 Air: He shall eed His lock (alto, sorano) 1-23 Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen Part II 2-1 Chorus: Behold the Lamb o God! 2-2 Air: He was desised and rejected (alto) 2-3 Chorus: Surely He hath borne our gries 2-4 Chorus: All we like shee have gone 2-5 Recitative: All they that see Him (tenor) 2-6 Chorus: He trusted in God that He would 2-7 Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken (tenor) 2-8 Air: Behold, and see i there be (tenor) 2-9 Recitative: He was cut o out o the land (tenor) 2-10 Air: But thou didst not leave (tenor) 2-11 Chorus: Lit u your heads, O ye gates 2-12 Recitative: Unto which o the angels (tenor) 2-13 Chorus: Let all the angels o God worshi 2-14 Air: Thou art gone u on high (alto) 2-15 Chorus: The Lord gave the word 2-16 Air: How beautiul are the eet (sorano) 2-17 Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands 2-18 Air: Why do the nations so uriously (bass) 2-19 Chorus: Let us break their bonds 2-20 Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor) 2-21 Air: Thou shalt break them with a rod (tenor) 2-22 Chorus: Hallelujah

3 3 Part III 3-1 Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (sorano) 3-2 Chorus and soli: Since by man came death 3-3 Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mistery (bass) 3-4 Air: The trumet shall sound (bass) 3-5 Recitative: Then shall be brought to ass (contr alto) 3-6 Duet: O death! where is thy string? (contr alto and tenor) 3-7 Chorus: But thanks be to God 3-8 Air: I God be or us (sorano) 3-9 Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb 3-10 Chorus: Amen

4 PART I 1-1 SINFONIA Grave Allegro moderato

5 5 PART I

6 MESSIAH Recitative: Comort ye, my eole (tenor) Larghetto e iano Air: Every valley shall be exhalted (tenor) Andante

7 7 PART I

8 MESSIAH

9 9 PART I 1-4 Chorus: And the glory o the Lord Allegro

10 MESSIAH Adagio Recitative: Thus saith the Lord o Hosts (bass)

11 11 PART I Air: But who may abide the day o His coming (contr alto) Larghetto

12 MESSIAH Prestissimo Larghetto

13 13 PART I 115 Prestissimo Adagio 153

14 MESSIAH Chorus: And He shall uriy the sons o Levi Allegro

15 15 PART I Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (contr alto) bear nu gin shall ma ceive, his shal con and a Be vir 3 5 el, E and US. call WITH GOD son, hold, a name 6 3

16 MESSIAH Air: O thou that tellest good tidings (contr alto) Andante

17 17 PART I (attacca il Coro.)

18 MESSIAH Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings

19 19 PART I Recitative: For, behold! darkness shall cover (bass) Andante larghetto

20 MESSIAH Air: The eole that walked in darkness (bass) Larghetto

21 21 PART I

22 MESSIAH Chorus: For unto us a child is born Andante allegro

23 23 PART I

24 MESSIAH

25 25 PART I PIFA Larghetto, e mezzo iano Fine Da Cao Recitative: There were sheerds abiding (sorano) she There a bid 7 lock by night. herds o ver their were 5 3 the ield, 2 4 ing in kee ing watch

26 MESSIAH Recitative: And lo! the angel o the Lord (sorano) Andante Recitative: And the angel said unto them (sorano) I or be hold! bring you good An gel said And the Fear not, un to them; For to un 4 is you this born joy, great which ti o dings all to le: eo be shall the which is Christ, Lord. 7 the ci ty o day, in a Sa viour, Da vid, 1-18 Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel (sorano) Allegro 3 6

27 1-19 Chorus: Glory to God in the highest Allegro PART I

28 MESSIAH Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter o Zion (sorano) Allegro

29 29 PART I

30 MESSIAH Fine Da Cao Recitative: Then shall the eyes o the blind (alto) then ed; sto un o o the the Then shall and the en d, blind eyes ears o the dea be and tongue the lame man 2 hart, 6 the o 5 shall dumb as lea 4 sing. shall the a

31 31 PART I 1-22 Air: He shall eed His lock (alto, sorano) Larghetto, e iano

32 MESSIAH Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen Allegro 7

33 33 PART I END OF THE FIRST PART

34 PART II 2-1 Chorus: Behold the Lamb o God! Largo

35 35 PART II 2-2 Air: He was desised and rejected (alto) Largo

36 MESSIAH m Fine Da Cao. 64

37 37 PART II 2-3 Chorus: Surely He hath borne our gries Largo e staccato

38 MESSIAH 38 Alla breve, moderato

39 39 PART II Adagio Chorus: All we like shee have gone Allegro moderato A temo ordinario

40 MESSIAH

41 41 PART II Adagio Recitative: All they that see Him (tenor) Larghetto

42 MESSIAH Chorus: He trusted in God that He would Allegro

43 43 PART II Adagio

44 MESSIAH Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken (tenor) Largo Air: Behold, and see i there be (tenor) Largo e iano Recitative: He was cut o out o the land (tenor)

45 45 PART II 2-10 Air: But thou didst not leave (tenor) Andante larghetto

46 MESSIAH Chorus: Lit u your heads, O ye gates A temo ordinario

47 47 PART II

48 MESSIAH Recitative: Unto which o the angels (tenor) day have got be I 6 Son,this my 8 ten thee? an the gels Un o which to time, art Thou He said ny a at 2-13 Chorus: Let all the angels o God worshi Allegro

49 49 PART II Air: Thou art gone u on high (alto) Allegro larghetto 7 15

50 MESSIAH

51 51 PART II 2-15 Chorus: The Lord gave the word Andante allegro

52 MESSIAH Air: How beautiul are the eet (sorano) Larghetto Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands A temo ordinario

53 53 PART II

54 MESSIAH Air: Why do the nations so uriously (bass) Allegro

55 55 PART II

56 MESSIAH Chorus: Let us break their bonds Allegro e staccato

57 57 PART II Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor) +4 2 have them the shall Lord 8 de in sion. ri in leth dwel hea that He them scorn, to ven +4 2 laugh shall

58 MESSIAH Air: Thou shalt break them with a rod (tenor) Andante

59 59 PART II

60 MESSIAH Chorus: Hallelujah Allegro

61 61 PART II END OF THE SECOND PART

62 PART III 3-1 Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (sorano) Larghetto

63 63 PART III Adagio 156 3

64 MESSIAH Chorus and soli: Since by man came death Grave 5 5 Allegro Allegro Grave Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mistery (bass) 6

65 65 PART III 3-4 Air: The trumet shall sound (bass) Pomoso, ma non allegro

66 MESSIAH

67 67 PART III Adagio Fine Dal Segno.

68 MESSIAH Recitative: Then shall be brought to ass (contr alto) u low d in swal is vic ry. to 6 ass to the be brought shall Then ten, 4 2 Death ing say writ is that 3-6 Duet: O death! where is thy string? (contr alto and tenor) Andante (attacca il Coro.) 3-7 Chorus: But thanks be to God 6 11

69 69 PART III Adagio

70 MESSIAH Air: I God be or us (sorano) Larghetto

71 71 PART III Adagio

72 MESSIAH Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb Largo 7 Andante 11 Largo 18 Andante Larghetto

73 73 PART III Adagio 66

74 MESSIAH Chorus: Amen Allegro moderato

75 75 PART III Adagio 82 END OF THE ORATORIO Coyright 2009 Nicolas Sceaux Sheet music rom htt://nicolas.sceaux.ree.r tyeset using version on Free to download, with the reedom to distribute, modiy and erorm. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attributio 3.0 License, or details see: htt://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0