Georg Friedrich Händel
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
Overture
Georg Friedrich Händel
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
Overture
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer Georg Friedrich Händel
- Editor Andreas van Zoelen
- Series Baton Orchestral
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- Edition Score and Parts Download
- Publisher Baton Music
- Order no. BTM949-DL
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Description:
November 22 should be a holiday for every true music lover. Then it is St. Cecilia's Day, the day of the patron saint of music and musicians. This day was highly regarded in the Anglo-Saxon countries. That is why Handel also wrote his cantate Ode for St. Cecilia's Day in his English years. The cantata has all the joy that goes with a holiday. The premiere was on 22 November 1739 at the Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. Dutch arranger Andreas van Zoelen transcribed the overture of the Cantata for Symphonic Band.