Georg Friedrich Händel
My heart is inditing HWV 261
Coronation Anthem 4
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SAATB) and Orchestra
- Edition Score (Urtext) Download
- Composer Georg Friedrich Händel
- Publisher Carus-Verlag
- Editor Alon Schab
- Order no. CV55261-00-DL
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Description:
Befitting such a festive occasion, Handel’s choir in 1727 was a large ensemble composed of singers from two institutions. This six- or seven-voice ensemble had to be carefully balanced to perform the passages for four or five voices.
Handel’s autograph score shows how he adapted his composition, originally conceived for a four- or five-voice choir, to the particular circumstances of the premiere: The manuscript is peppered with surprising vocal doublings, insertions, and rests, intended to ensure that, for example, the few tenors were not overpowered by the more numerous altos and basses, the boy sopranos harmonized with the mature voices, and the chorus blended well with the instruments in the rich ambience of Westminster Abbey.
This new edition traces these ad hoc additions to reveal a score that is startlingly similar to Handel’s familiar and beautifully direct choral style. All editorial decisions are thoroughly documented in the critical report.
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