Messiah, HWV 56 (George Frideric Handel)

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The numbers in the piped titles are that of the New Novello Choral Edition (ed. Watkins Shaw); those of the Halle Handel Edition (Max Schneider) are added in bold where they differ.

Part I

• Messiah: No. 1 - Sinfonia (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • Sinfonia (No. 1 from 'Messiah')   (  )
• Messiah: No. 2 - Comfort ye (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 3 - Every valley shall be exalted (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • Comfort Ye / Every Valley   (  )
• Messiah: No. 4 - And the glory of the Lord   3 editions available
• Messiah: No. 5 - Thus saith the Lord (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 6 - But who may abide (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 7 - And He shall purify (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • And He Shall Purify (from 'Messiah')   (  )
  • And He Shall Purify (from 'Messish')   (  )
  • And He Shall Purify (The Messiah)   (   Encore )
• Messiah: No. 8-9 - Behold (recit.) & O Thou that tellest (aria) (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 9 (8) - O Thou that tellest (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 10 (9) - For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 11 (10) - The people that walked in darkness (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 12 (11)-For unto us a child is born   full and vocal scores available
• Messiah: No. 13 (12)- Pastoral Symphony (full score of 9 bar and 21 bar versions)   (  MuseData )
  • Pifa (Symphony, here in keyboard reduction of 21 bar version   (   Encore )
• Messiah: No. 14a&b-16 (13-14)- There were shepherds (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 17 (15) - Glory to God (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • Glory to God (from 'Messiah')   (  )
  • Glory to God (from 'Messish')   (  )
• Messiah: 18 (16) - Rejoice greatly (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 19 - 20 Then shall the eyes of the blind (recit.) & He shall feed (aria) (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 21 (18) - His yoke is easy (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • His Yoke is Easy (from 'Messiah')   (  )

Part II

• Messiah: No. 22 (19) - Behold the Lamb of God (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • Behold the Lamb of God (from 'Messiah')   (  )
• Messiah: No. 23 (20) - He was despised (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 24 (21) - Surely He hath borne our griefs(full score)   (  MuseData )
  • Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs (from 'Messiah')   (  )
  • And With His Stripes We Are Healed (follows Surely attacca)   (  )
• Messiah: No. 26 (23) - All we like sheep (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • All We Like Sheep (from 'Messiah')   (  )
• Messiah: No. 27 (24) - All they that see Him (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 28 (25) - He trusted in God (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • He Trusted in God (from 'Messiah')   (  )
• Messiah: No. 29 (26) - Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 30 (27) - Behold and see (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 31 (28) - He was cut off (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 32 (29) - But Thou didst not leave (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 33-34 (30) - Lift up your heads & Unto which of the angels (recit.) (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates (from 'Messiah')   (  )
• Messiah: No. 35 (31) - Let all the angels (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • Let All the Angels of God (from 'Messiah')   (  )
• Messiah: No. 36 (32) - Thou art gone up on high (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 37 (33) - The Lord gave the word (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • The Lord Gave the Word (from 'Messiah')   (  )
• Messiah: No. 38-39 (34-35) - How Beautiful are the feet & Their sound is gone out (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • Their Sound is Gone Out (from 'Messiah')   (  )
• Messiah: No. 40 (36) - Why do the nations rage (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 41 (37) - Let us break their bonds (full score)   (  MuseData&nbsp?)
  • Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder (from 'Messiah')   (  )
• Messiah: No. 42-43 (38)- He that dwelleth (recit.) & Thou shalt break (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 44 (39)- Hallelujah Chorus (expanded continuo part)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 44 - Hallelujah Chorus (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah) - several editions available

Part III

• Messiah: No. 45 (40) - I know that my Redeemer liveth (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 46 (41) - Since by man came death   full and vocal scores available
• Messiah: No. 47 (42)- Behold I tell you (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 48 (43) - The trumpet shall sound (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 49-50 (44) - Then shall be brought to pass (recit.) & O death (duet) (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 51 (45)- But thanks be to God (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • But Thanks Be To God (from 'Messiah')   (  )
• Messiah: No. 52 (46)- If God be for us (full score)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah: No. 53 (47)- Worthy is the Lamb (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • Worthy is the Lamb (from 'Messish')   (  )
  • Worthy is the Lamb That Was Slain (from 'Messiah')   (  )
  • Würdig ist das Lamm & Amen (from 'Messiah')   (  )
• Messiah: No. 54 - Amen (full score)   (  MuseData )
  • Amen (from 'Messiah')   (  )

Complete score

• Messiah (complete, full score, No. 1 of 5 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, full score, No. 2 of 5 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, full score, No. 3 of 5 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, full score, No. 4 of 5 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, full score, No. 5 of 5 files)   (  MuseData )

Parts

Figured continuo part (vocal cues included)

• Messiah (complete, basic continuo part, No. 1 of 5 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, basic continuo part, No. 2 of 5 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, basic continuo part, No. 3 of 5 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, basic continuo part, No. 4 of 5 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, basic continuo part, No. 5 of 5 files)   (  MuseData )

Unrealized continuo plus First violin

• Messiah (complete, expanded continuo part, No. 1 of 10 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, expanded continuo part, No. 10 of 10 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, expanded continuo part, No. 2 of 10 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, expanded continuo part, No. 3 of 10 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, expanded continuo part, No. 4 of 10 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, expanded continuo part, No. 5 of 10 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, expanded continuo part, No. 6 of 10 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, expanded continuo part, No. 7 of 10 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, expanded continuo part, No. 8 of 10 files)   (  MuseData )
• Messiah (complete, expanded continuo part, No. 9 of 10 files)   (  MuseData )

General Information

Title: Messiah, HWV 56
Composer: George Frideric Handel

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Oratorio

Language: English
Instruments: Orchestra
Published:

Description:

External websites:

• Information on the work at gfhandel.org
• Wikipedia article
• MP3s by part with lyrics and HA files for all Messiah choruses (free)
• Midi files, mostly piano reductions
• The Hartford Chorale on Handel's Messiah

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Messiah.