Joshua : an oratorio in vocal score / by G.F. Handel.

Format:

Musical score

Author/Creator:

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759, composer.

Contributor:

Morell, Thomas, 1703-1784, librettist.

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Classical scores library.

Standardized Title:

Joshua. Vocal score

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Joshua (Biblical figure)--Songs and music.

Joshua.

Joshua (Biblical figure).

Oratorios--Vocal scores with piano.

Oratorios.

Genre:

Oratorios.

Vocal scores.

Songs and music.

Songs.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 vocal score (viii, 153 pages))

Edition:

Vocal score.

Place of Publication:

London : Novello & Company, [20--?]

Language Note:

Staff notation.

In English.

Contents:

Part I : No. 1 Introduction ; No. 2 Chorus - 'Ye sons of Israel' ; No. 3 Recitative - 'Behold, my friends' ; No. 4 [Omitted] ; No. 5 Recitative - 'Matrons and Virgins' ; No. 6 Air - 'Oh! who can tell?' ; No. 7 Recitative - 'Caleb, attend to all I now prescribe' ; No. 8 Solo and Chorus - 'To long posterity' ; No. 9 - Recitative - 'So long the memory' ; No. 10 [Omitted] ; No. 11 Recitative - 'But who is he?' ; No. 12 Air - 'Awful pleasing being, say' ; No. 13 Recitative - 'Joshua, I come commission'd' ; No. 14 Recitative - 'Leader of Israel' ; No. 15 Recitative - 'To give command' ; No. 16 Air - 'Haste Israel, haste' ; No. 17 Chorus - 'The Lord commands' ; No. 18 Recitative - 'In these blest scenes' ; No. 19 Recitative - ''Tis Achsah's voice' ; No. 20 Air - 'Hail, lovely virgin' ; No. 21 Air - 'Hark, hark! 'tis the linnet' ; No. 22 Recitative - 'O Achsah, form'd for ev'ry chaste delight' ; No. 23 Duet - 'Our limpid streams' ; No. 24 Recitative - 'The trumpet calls' ; No. 25 Chorus - 'May all the host of heav'n'

Part II. No. 26 Recitative - ''Tis well' ; No. 27 March ; No. 28 Solo and Chorus - ' Glory to God' ; No. 29 Recitative - 'The walls are levell'd' ; No. 30 Air - 'See, the raging flames arise' ; No. 31 [Omitted] ; No. 32 Recitative - 'Let all the seed of Abrah'm' ; No. 33 Solo and Chorus - 'Almighty Ruler of the skies' ; No. 34 Recitative - 'Joshua, the men' ; No. 35 Chorus - 'How soon our tow'ring hopes are cross'd' ; No. 36 Recitative - 'Whence this dejection' ; No. 37 Air - 'With redoubled rage return' ; No. 38 Chorus - 'We with redoubled rage' ; No. 39 Recitative - 'Now give the army breath' ; No. 40 Air - 'Heroes, when with glory burning' ; No. 45 Recitative - 'Brethren and friends' ; No. 46 Sinfonia ; No. 47 Recitative - 'Thus far our cause' ; No. 48 Trumpet flourish ; No. 49 Solo and Chorus - 'O thou bright orb' ; no. 50. Behold the list'ning sun

Part III. No. 51. Chorus - 'Hail, mighty Joshua' ; No. 52. Air - 'Happy, oh, thrice happy' ; No. 53. Recitative - 'Caleb, for holy Eleazer send' ; No. 54. Air - 'Shall I in Mamre's fertile' ; No. 55. Chorus - 'For all these mercies we will sing' ; No. 56. Recitative - 'O Caleb, fear'd by foes' ; No. 57. [Omitted] ; No. 58. Chorus - 'Father of mercy' ; No. 59. Recitative - 'In bloom of youth' ; No. 60. Trio and Chorus - 'See the conqu'ring hero comes' ; No. 61. Chorus. 'See the godlike youth' ; No. 62. Chorus. See the conquering hero ; No. 63. Recitative - 'Welcome my son' ; No. 64. Air - 'Oh! had I Jubal's lyre' '; No. 66. Recitative - 'While lawless tyrants' ; No. 66. Chorus - 'The Great Jehovah'.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed March 22, 2016).

Written in 1747.

Includes performance notes in English.

Reduction for 2 tenor voices, alto voice, soprano voice, bass voice, SATB chorus, and piano.

OCLC:

950028612

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.