Georg Friedrich Händel
Foundling Hospital Anthem HWV 268
1753 Version
Georg Friedrich Händel
Foundling Hospital Anthem HWV 268
1753 Version
- Instrumentation Soloists (SSATB), Mixed Choir (SSATB) and Orchestra
- Edition Instrumental Part: Violin 2 (Urtext)
- Composer Georg Friedrich Händel
- Publisher Bärenreiter Verlag
- Series Bärenreiter Urtext
- Editor Stephan Blaut
- Order no. BA10267-75
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Description:
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.
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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