Saul, HWV 53 (Handel, George Frideric)

		Movements/Sections 3 Acts Composition Year 1738 Genre Categories Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language; For organ (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the organ

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (2)
• Vocal Scores (3)
• Parts (9)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (2)

Full Scores

Complete Oratorio

 Complete Score
*#17690 - 66.07MB, 302 pp. -  3.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 5657x⇩

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Matthieu (2008/7/2)

Editor:

Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)

Publisher Info.:

Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 13.
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1862. Plate H.W. 13.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Overture

 Complete Score
*#105114 - 3.16MB, 12 pp. -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1023x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2011/6/12)

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Manuscript, n.d.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Vocal Scores

Selections

 Aria: Fell rage and black despair (Soprano)
*#146802 - 0.23MB, 4 (#75-78) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 268x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/11/6)

 Aria: Sin not, O King (Tenor)
*#146803 - 0.19MB, 3 (#79-81) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 208x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/11/6)

Editor:

Ebenezer Prout (1835-1909)

Publisher Info.:

Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel, Volume I: For High Voice.
Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1905. Plates ML-1091-4 and ML-1092-3.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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 Aria: O Lord, whose mercies numberless (Alto)
*#147728 - 0.19MB, 3 (#93-95) pp. -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 532x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/11/7)

Editor:

Ebenezer Prout (1835-1909)

Publisher Info.:

Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel, Volume II: For Low Voice.
Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1905. Plate ML-1135-3.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Parts

Overture

For the first edition of the Overture, published by Walsh, see Overtures (Handel, George Frideric)

 Complete Parts
*#105115 - 9.54MB, 38 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 261x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2011/6/12)

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Manuscript, n.d.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Flute 1/2
*#57759 - 0.17MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 225x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/28)

 Oboe 1/2
*#57760 - 0.48MB, 6 pp. -  3.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 196x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/28)

 Clarinet 1/2 (C)
*#23441 - 1.03MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 162x⇩

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Romanov76110 (2008/10/22)

 Bassoon 1/2
*#57761 - 0.26MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 129x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/28)

 Horn 1/2 (in C)
*#57762 - 0.16MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 151x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/28)

 Violins I, II
*#57763 - 0.56MB, 7 (4, 3) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 410x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/28)

 Violas
*#57764 - 0.22MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 117x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/28)

 Cellos/Basses
*#57765 - 0.24MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 184x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/28)

Publisher Info.:

London: Novello, n.d.(ca.1880).

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Dead March (Act III)

For Organ Solo (Gouin)

 Complete score
*#236599 - 0.09MB, 2 pp. -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - !N/!N/!N - 396x⇩

PDF typeset by Pierre Gouin
Pierre Gouin (2012/6/20)

Arranger:

Pierre Gouin - Contact

Publisher Info.:

Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2012

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Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 3.0 [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Transcription from the original orchestra score, for organ without pedal.

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For Organ Solo (Mohr)

 Complete Score
*#52409 - 0.06MB, 2 pp. -  5.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - !N/!N/!N - 1038x⇩

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Tmohr (2010/1/9)

Arranger:

Thomas Mohr

Publisher Info.:

Thomas Mohr

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Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	Saul
Alternative Title

Composer	Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue Number	HWV 53
Movements/Sections	3 Acts
Year/Date of Composition	1738
First Performance	1739-01-16; London: King's Theatre in the Haymarket
Librettist	Charles Jennens (1707-1773): from "Il Samuel" and A. Cowley. This libretto was written by Jennens on his own initiative.
Language	English
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	Vocal soloists, Chorus, Orchestra

Misc. Comments

First draft score composed: 23 July - 15 August 1738 / Final score completed: 27 September 1738.