Composition: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Judas Maccabaeus |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel (composer) and Thomas Morell (librettist) |
| Opus | HWV 63 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, mezzosoprano, 2 altos, tenor, 2 basses, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1746 |
| First published | — |
| 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 | Selections | piano | Edward Francis Rimbault |
| view | Overture | harpsichord | Pierre Gouin |
| view | Duet: Come, ever-smiling liberty (Part I, No.13b) | female chorus and piano | John Michael Diack |
| view | Duet: Come, ever-smiling liberty (Part I, No.13b) | cello and piano | Philipp Roth |
| view | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | female chorus and mixed chorus | — |
| view | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | mixed chorus | — |
| view | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | 4 recorders | Alberto Gomez Gomez |
| view | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | flute, harp, cello and piano | John Freckleton Burrowes |
| view | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | piano 4 hands | Moritz Moszkowski |
| view | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | piano | Moritz Moszkowski |
| view | March (Act III, No.36) | — | — |
| view | March (Act III, No.36) | 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Vilmos Székelyhidi |
| view | March (Act III, No.36) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | March (Act III, No.36) | keyboard harp organ piano |
Pierre Gouin |
| view | Chorus: Halleluja, Amen (Act III, No.41/42) | orchestra | Michael Stenov |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act III (copy in another hand) · view |
| view | Complete | — | John Walsh | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1894 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score (Act I) · view Complete Score (Act II) · view Complete Score (Act III) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | — | Segment 1 · view Segment 2 · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | Act III, No.64. Chorus: To our Great God · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1, 2 (F, G) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Organ · view |
| view | Complete | parts,selections | Manuscript | — | Sopranos · view Contraltos · view Tenors · view Basses · view Cellos · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | J. Surman | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Henry Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Heugel | 1874 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Abridgements | vocal score | Schirmer | 1909 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Ditson | 1905 | Aria: Arm, arm ye brave! (Part I, No.9) · view Aria: From mighty kings (Part II, No.21) · view Aria: Father of Heaven (Part III, No.31) · view Aria: Sound an alarm! (Part II, No.28) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Royal Harmonic Institution | — | Aria: Arm, arm ye brave! (Part I, No.9) · view |
| view | Complete | — | R. Pfund | — | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | 9. Arm, arm, ye brave!, We come in bright array · view 31-32. Sion now her head & Tune your Harps · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Goulding & Co. | — | Airs and Choruses · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for harpsichord |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Duet: Come, ever-smiling liberty (Part I, No.13b) | Arrangement for female chorus and piano |
Paterson | 1929 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Duet: Come, ever-smiling liberty (Part I, No.13b) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Piano score · view Cello · view |
| view | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | Arrangement for female chorus and mixed chorus | Niedersächsischer Kirchenchor-Verband | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | Arrangement for mixed chorus | G. D. Baedeker | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | Arrangement for flute, harp, cello and piano |
Chappell | — | Harp part only · view |
| view | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Theodore Presser Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | Arrangement for piano |
Theodore Presser Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | March (Act III, No.36) | Arrangement | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | March (Act III, No.36) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | March (Act III, No.36) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | March (Act III, No.36) | Arrangement for keyboard harp organ piano |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: Halleluja, Amen (Act III, No.41/42) | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | 3 Trumpets in C · view 3 Trumpets in A and C · view Timpani · view Oboe 1/2 · view French Horns 1/2 · view Trombone · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello/Bass · view Organ · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Selections | Orchestra of the Royal Opera House (orchestra) | Kenneth McKellar (tenor) and Adrian Boult (conductor) | For Voices and Orchestra (Handel) | 23-24. Thanks to my brethren … How vain is man · file 27-28. My arms … Sound an alarm · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections | — | Cantores Carmeli Linz (performer) and Michael Stenov (organ) | For Voices and Orchestra (Handel) | 41b. Chorus: Halleluja, Amen · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Selections | — | Michel Rondeau (trumpet) and Aline Letendre (organ) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | 36. March · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Overture | — | For Harpsichord (Gouin) | Synthesized performance (harpsichord) · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | March (Act III, No.36) | — | For 2 Trumpets, Trombone and Tuba (Székelyhidi) | MIDI performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | March (Act III, No.36) | — | For Organ (and Harpsichord) (Gouin) | Synthesized performance · file |
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