Composition: Hercules, HWV 60 (Handel, George Frideric)

Title Hercules
Creators George Frideric Handel (composer) and Thomas Broughton (librettist)
Opus HWV 60
Instrumentation soprano, mezzosoprano, alto, tenor, bass and orchestra
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Composition types Secular oratorios
Language English
Period Baroque
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view March (Act I, Scene 5. No. 21) organ William Thomas Best
view Air: Banish love from thy breast (Act II, Scene 4. No. 39) trumpet and organ Michel Rondeau

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete Complete Score · view
view Complete Complete Score · view
view Complete selections Overture, Menuetto, Sinfonia and March · view
Engraving files (Capella) · view
view Complete parts Oboe1/2 · view
Trumpet 1, 2 · view
Timpani · view
Vioins I · view
Violins II · view
Violas · view
Continuo (Cellos/Basses) · view
view Overture, Menuetto, Sinfonia and March parts Oboe 1/2 · view
Trumpet 1/2 (D) · view
Timpani · view
Violins I · view
Violins II · view
Violas · view
Continuo (Cellos, Basses, Bassoons) · view
Harpsichord · view
view Nicht mehr schutzt dein Arm hinfort (Act III) parts Manuscript Complete Parts · view
view Complete vocal score Complete Score · view
view Complete selections,vocal score Complete Score · view
view March (Act I, Scene 5. No. 21) Arrangement for organ
by William Thomas Best
Novello Complete Score · view
view Air: Banish love from thy breast (Act II, Scene 4. No. 39) Arrangement for trumpet and organ
by Michel Rondeau
Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view
Engraving files (Finale and XML) · view

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionArranged forFiles
view Synthesized Synthesized Orchestral Selections Overture · file
Menuetto · file
Sinfonia · file
March · file
view Synthesized Synthesized Air: Banish love from thy breast (Act II, Scene 4. No. 39) For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) Virtual Performance · file
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