Research Catalog

Title

The Boston Handel and Haydn Society collection of sacred music : consisting of songs, duetts, trios, chorusses, anthems, &c. selected from the works of the most celebrated authors / arranged for the organ or piano forte, by the Handel and Haydn Society ; vol. I.

Author

Handel and Haydn Society (Boston, Mass.)

Publication

Boston : Published by the Handel and Haydn Society, 1821.

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Details

Additional Authors

• King, M. P. (Matthew Peter), 1773-1823.
• Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
• Badger, Thomas, 1794?-1825.
• Drexel Collection

Description

1 score (192 p.); 25 x 30 cm.

Subject

• Sacred vocal music > Scores
• Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with organ
• Anthems
• Sacred songs
• Oratorios > Excerpts > Vocal scores with piano

Note

• Includes the oratorio "Intercession" by Matthew Peter King, as well as music by Handel and others.
• Thomas Badger, Jr., printer.

Contents

The Lord's prayer / Henry Denman -- Fallen is thy throne / Giovanni Battista Martini -- The saffron tints of morn / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Judas Maccabeus. Sound an alarm ; Total eclipse ; Samson. O first created beam / George Frideric Handel -- Lovely is the face of nature / Joseph Haydn -- Judas Maccabeus. O Lovely peace, with plenty crown'd ; Is there a man / George Frideric Handel -- Anthem : Give the lord the honor / James Kent -- Those who lov'st the desert wild / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Solomon. How green our fertile pastures look / George Frideric Handel -- Seasons. Come sweet spring / Joseph Haydn -- O Lord whose mercies / George Frideric Handel -- He sees and he believes / Henry Bishop -- Samson. How willing my paternal love / George Frideric Handel -- The bird let loose / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Theodora. Blessed be the power ; Blessing, honour, adoration ; Samson. With might endued ; The holy one of Israel ; To fame immortal go / George Frideric Handel -- Anthem : O Lord who hast taught us / John Marsh -- Winter has a joy for me / Luffman Atterbury -- Judas Macabeus. Arm, arm ye brave ; We come in bright array / George Frideric Handel -- They play'd, in air the trembling music floats / John Stevenson -- Judas Maccabeus. Sound an alarm / George Frideric Handel -- Begin my soul rejoicing / Fiorello -- O all ye nationsl praise the Lord / Thomas Tallis -- While with ceaseless course the sun / Samuel Webbe -- Judas Maccabeus. Sion now her head shall raise / George Frideric Handel -- Judas Maccabeus. Tune your harps ; Rejoice, O Judah ; Hallelujah, amen / George Frideric Handel -- Behold the morning sun / Garrett Colley Wellesley, Earl of Mornington -- Anthem : The Lord is my shepherd ; He shall convert my soul ; Yea, though I walk through the valley ; Thou shalt prepare a table ; And thy loving kindness / James Kent -- Holy, Lord God of hosts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Anthem : My God, look upon me ; My God I cry in the day time ; But thou continuest holy / John Reynolds -- Solomon. Next the tortured soul release ; Thus rolling surges / George Frideric Handel.

Call Number

Drexel 4690

OCLC

23761795

Author

Handel and Haydn Society (Boston, Mass.)

Title

The Boston Handel and Haydn Society collection of sacred music : consisting of songs, duetts, trios, chorusses, anthems, &c. selected from the works of the most celebrated authors / arranged for the organ or piano forte, by the Handel and Haydn Society ; vol. I.

Imprint

Boston : Published by the Handel and Haydn Society, 1821.

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Added Author

King, M. P. (Matthew Peter), 1773-1823. Intercession.

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Oratorios. Selections; arranged.

Badger, Thomas, 1794?-1825. Printer

Drexel Collection.

Research Call Number

Drexel 4690