George Frideric Handel
MESSIAH
1741
Viola
Based upon the Deutsche Händelgesellschaft Edition Edited by Frideric Chrysander
Copyright © 2009 Nicolas Sceaux Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
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TABLE DES MATIÈRES Part I 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 1-9 1-10 1-11 1-12 1-13 1-14 1-15 1-16 1-17 1-18 1-19 1-20 1-21 1-22 1-23
Sinfonia Recitative: Comfort ye, my people (tenor) Air: Every valley shall be exhalted (tenor) Chorus: And the glory of the Lord Recitative: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts (bass) Air: But who may abide the day of His coming (contr alto) Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (contr alto) Air: O thou that tellest good tidings (contr alto) Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings Recitative: For, behold! darkness shall cover (bass) Air: The people that walked in darkness (bass) Chorus: For unto us a child is born Pifa Recitative: There were sheperds abiding (soprano) Recitative: And lo! the angel of the Lord (soprano) Recitative: And the angel said unto them (soprano) Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel (soprano) Chorus: Glory to God in the highest Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano) Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind (alto) Air: He shall feed His flock (alto, soprano) Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen
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Part II 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 2-9 2-10 2-11 2-12 2-13 2-14 2-15 2-16 2-17
Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God! Air: He was despised and rejected (alto) Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs Chorus: All we like sheep have gone Recitative: All they that see Him (tenor) Chorus: He trusted in God that He would Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken (tenor) Air: Behold, and see if there be (tenor) Recitative: He was cut off out of the land (tenor) Air: But thou didst not leave (tenor) Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates Recitative: Unto which of the angels (tenor) Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Air: Thou art gone up on high (alto) Chorus: The Lord gave the word Air: How beautiful are the feet (soprano) Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands
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Air: Why do the nations so furiously (bass) Chorus: Let us break their bonds Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor) Air: Thou shalt break them with a rod (tenor) Chorus: Hallelujah
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Part III 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10
Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano) Chorus and soli: Since by man came death Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mistery (bass) Air: The trumpet shall sound (bass) Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (contr alto) Duet: O death! where is thy string? (contr alto and tenor) Chorus: But thanks be to God Air: If God be for us (soprano) Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb Chorus: Amen
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PART I 1-1 SINFONIA
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1-9 Air: O thou that tellest good tidings (contr alto)
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1-11 Recitative: For, behold! darkness shall cover (bass)
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1-12 Air: The people that walked in darkness (bass)
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1-15 Recitative: There were sheperds abiding (soprano)
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1-16 Recitative: And lo! the angel of the Lord (soprano)
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1-19 Chorus: Glory to God in the highest
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PART I
1-21 Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind (alto)
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1-23 Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen
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2-7 Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken (tenor)
Largo
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2-8 Air: Behold, and see if there be (tenor)
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2-9 Recitative: He was cut off out of the land (tenor)
2-10 Air: But thou didst not leave (tenor) Andante larghetto
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2-11 Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates
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f f f f f f ff ff 70 f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
f ff A tempo ordinario
2-12 Recitative: Unto which of the angels (tenor)
5 u 2-13 Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship
11
17
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24
2-14 Air: Thou art gone up on high (alto) Allegro larghetto
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3 4 2-15 Chorus: The Lord gave the word
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2-16 Air: How beautiful are the feet (soprano) Larghetto
12 8
24
2-17 Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands
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2-18 Air: Why do the nations so furiously (bass)
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2-19 Chorus: Let us break their bonds
MESSIAH
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2-20 Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)
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2-21 Air: Thou shalt break them with a rod (tenor) Andante
74
3 4 2-22 Chorus: Hallelujah
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END OF THE SECOND PART
PART III 3-1 Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano) Adagio Larghetto
149 3 4
15
3-2 Chorus and soli: Since by man came death
Allegro f f f f f f f f f 6 f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f Grave 13 Allegro f f f ff f fffff 6 f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
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3-3 Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mistery (bass)
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3-4 Air: The trumpet shall sound (bass)
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3-5 Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (contr alto)
5 u
3-6 Duet: O death! where is thy string? (contr alto and tenor)
Andante
24 (attacca il Coro.)
3-7 Chorus: But thanks be to God
6
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17
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3-8 Air: If God be for us (soprano) Adagio Larghetto
158 3 4
20
3-9 Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb
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3-10 Chorus: Amen
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END OF THE ORATORIO Copyright © 2009 Nicolas Sceaux . Sheet music from http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr typeset using www. LilyPond .org version 2.13.8 on 2009-11-15. Free to download, with the freedom to distribute, modify and perform. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attributio 3.0 License, for details see: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
