Georg Friedrich Händel
Foundling Hospital Anthem HWV 268

1753 Version

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Instrumentation Soloists (SSATB), Mixed Choir (SSATB) and Orchestra
Composer Georg Friedrich Händel
Series B
Editor Stephan Blaut
Edition Choral Score (Urtext) Download
Publisher Bärenreiter Verlag
Order no. BA10267-91-DL

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Language: English
Pages: 27
Release: 17.02.2026
Opus: HWV268
Genre: Classical Music, Classical Music (Baroque), Sacred & Church Music
ISMN: 9790006617579

George Frideric Handel's anthem "Blessed are they that considereth the poor" was first performed in 1749 at a benefit concert for the Foundling Hospital orphanage and is known by this name. The vocal texts of the original four movements are taken from the Old and New Testaments (Book of Psalms, Prophets, Letters of St. Paul). As is often the case with occasional works, the composer drew on music from earlier compositions in all movements - the fourth chorus, for example, is identical to the "Hallelujah" from the "Messiah". For a later performance in 1753, Handel substantially extended the work by three movements and revised parts of the first version. This later version represents an independent and arguably more appealing version of the anthem.

The Urtext edition as part of the Halle Handel Edition is the first to offer a scholarly-critical edition of the musical text of the 1753 version.

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