Ode On St. Cecilia's Day
COMPOSER:
Georg Friedrich Händel
PUBLISHER:
Novello and Co
PRODUCT TYPE:
Book [Softcover]
INSTRUMENT GROUP:
Mixed Choir
John Dryden wrote two odes in honour of the patroness of music and musicians - A Song For St. Cecilia's Day , in 1687, and, in 1697, Alexander's Feast , both of which were subsequently set to music by Handel. A Song For St. Cecilia's Day proved so popular that it was performed six times during
Specifications
Composer | Georg Friedrich Händel |
Publisher | Novello and Co |
Instrumentation | Soloists, SATB and Piano |
Product Type | Book [Softcover] |
Instrument Group | Mixed Choir |
Style Period | Baroque |
Year of Publication | 2003 |
ISBN | 9780853606369 |
Style Period | Baroque |
Voicing | SATB |
No. Pages | 76 |
No. | MUSNOV070142 |
Description
John Dryden wrote two odes in honour of the patroness of music and musicians - A Song For St. Cecilia's Day, in 1687, and, in 1697, Alexander's Feast, both of which were subsequently set to music by Handel. A Song For St. Cecilia's Day proved so popular that it was performed six times during the winter of 1739-40, in spite of the fact that this was a 'hard winter'.
Written for soprano and tenor soli, SATB chorus and orchestra, this edition contains all vocal parts and a piano accompaniment
Written for soprano and tenor soli, SATB chorus and orchestra, this edition contains all vocal parts and a piano accompaniment
Songlist
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1. Ode On St Cecilia's Day [Handel, George Frideric]