Synopses & Reviews
First performed in Dublin over 200 years ago to benefit local charities, Messiah has become the best-known and most beloved large-scale musical work in the English-speaking world. It has given millions of performers their primary experience in singing classical music. Today, it is the supreme example of the English oratorio -- a brilliant amalgam of traditional Italian opera, English anthem, and German Passion. Reprinted from the authoritative edition prepared by noted musical scholar Alfred Mann, this inexpensive, full-score edition will be welcomed by students, musicians, singers, and music lovers who will want to study and savor every detail of this glorious masterpiece.
Synopsis
Best-known, most beloved large-scale musical work in the English-speaking world has given millions of performers their primary experience in singing classical music. Today, it is the supreme example of the English oratorio — a brilliant amalgam of traditional Italian opera, English anthem, and German Passion.
Synopsis
Best-known, most beloved large-scale musical work in the English-speaking world. A brilliant amalgam of traditional Italian opera, English anthem, and German Passion.