Composition: Saul, HWV 53 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Saul |
| Alternative title | Oratorio in Three Acts |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel (composer) and Charles Jennens (librettist) |
| Opus | HWV 53 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1738 |
| First published | 1750 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred oratorios |
| Language | English |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | organ | William Thomas Best |
| view | Overture and Dead March | piano violin and piano |
Joseph Mazzinghi |
| view | Ouverture | orchestra | Johann Georg Pisendel |
| view | Ouverture | orchestra | — |
| view | Ouverture | harpsichord organ |
— |
| view | Sinfonia (Act III, No.74) | 2 trumpets, timpani and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Symphony: Dead March (Act III, No.77) | horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Dimitris Thomopoulos |
| view | Symphony: Dead March (Act III, No.77) | organ | Pierre Gouin |
| view | Symphony: Dead March (Act III, No.77) | organ | Thomas Mohr |
| view | Symphony: Dead March (Act III, No.77) | organ | Francis Cunningham Woods |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Roster and Table of Contents · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Trumpet 1 (C) · view Trumpet 2 (C) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Timpani · view Carillons · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Organ/Harpsichord · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Novello | — | Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (C) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (in C) · view Violins I, II · view Violas · view Cellos and Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | 1. How excellent thy Name, O Lord · view 2. The Youth inspir’d by Thee, O Lord · view 3. How excellent thy Name, O Lord · view 4. Welcome , welcome, mighty King ! · view 5. David his Ten Thousands slew · view 6. Preserve him for the Glory of thy Name · view 7. Envy ! Eldestborn of Hell ! · view 8. Is there a Man · view 9. O fatal Consequence of Rage · view 10. Mourn, Israel · view 11. Eagles were not so swift as they · view 12. O fatal day ! · view 13. Gird on thy Sword · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Ditson | 1905 | Aria: Fell rage and black despair (Soprano) · view Aria: Sin not, O King (Tenor) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Ditson | 1905 | Aria: O Lord, whose mercies numberless (Alto) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Royal Harmonic Institution | — | Aria: In sweetest harmony they lived · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Ouverture · view 42. Chorus: Envy! Eldest born of hell (Act II) · view 49. Air: Sin not, o King (Act II) · view 77. Symphony: Dead March (Act III) · view |
| view | Overture and Dead March | Arrangement for piano violin and piano |
Goulding & Co. | — | Piano · view Flute or Violin ad lib. · view |
| view | Ouverture | Arrangement for orchestra |
Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Ouverture | Arrangement for orchestra | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Ouverture | Arrangement for harpsichord organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Sinfonia (Act III, No.74) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets, timpani and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale and XML) · view |
| view | Symphony: Dead March (Act III, No.77) | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Symphony: Dead March (Act III, No.77) | Arrangement for organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2012 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Symphony: Dead March (Act III, No.77) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Symphony: Dead March (Act III, No.77) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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