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Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
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Soloists, Mixed choir (SATB), Orchestra (Soprano solo, Alto solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Mixed choir (SATB), Flute, Oboes (2), Trumpets (2), Timpani, Violins (2), Viola, Basso continuo)
SKU: BA.BA10722
Ode to St Cecilia. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Stephan Blaut. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Score. HWV 76. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA10722. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA10722).ISBN 9790006567713. 12.2 x 9.57 inches. Text Language: English.
Following upon “Alexander’s Feast” (1736), in 1739 Handel produced a second setting of the “Ode to St Cecilia” (“Song for St Cecilia’s Day”). At its première it was combined with “Alexander’s Feast”. Rather than a dramatic plot presentable in the theatre, the Ode, in its seven sections, offers a general hymn of praise to music and its impact. Accordingly, it largely consists of emotion-laden arias and festive orchestration.
This edition, based on the Urtext from the “Halle Handel Edition”, offers the version heard at the first performance – the version preferred in today’s concert life. The foreword (Ger/Eng) provides many detailed notes on performance practice with regard to orchestration.
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- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions
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