Composition: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Alexander's Feast, or the Power of Musick |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel (composer) and John Dryden (librettist) |
| Opus | HWV 75 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1736 |
| First published | 1736 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Secular oratorios |
| Language | English |
| Period | Baroque |
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Segment 1 · view Segment 2 · view Segment 3 · view Segment 4 · view Segment 5 · view |
| view | Complete | — | John Walsh | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Bärenreiter | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1, 2 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violins III · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | 1700 | Harpsichord · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Clementi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Novello | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Revenge, Timotheus cries (Act II, No.24) | parts | Ditson | 1905 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Revenge, Timotheus cries (Act II, No.24) | parts | J. B. Cramer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Vieweg | 1930 | Complete score 'Festkantate' · view |
| view | Overture | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2011 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria and Chorus: Happy happy happy pair (Act I, No.3) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (PMX) · view |
| view | Aria: Softly sweet in Lydian measure (Act I, No.17) | — | — | — | Piano score · view Cello part · view |
| view | Chorus: The many rend the skies (Act I, No.20) | — | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Revenge, Timotheus cries (Act II, No.24) | — | — | — | Complete Score, Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Complete | — | J. and R. Tonson | — | Complete Libretto · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files | |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria and Chorus: Happy happy happy pair (Act I, No.3) | For Mixed chorus and Organ (Schmid) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: Revenge, Timotheus cries (Act II, No.24) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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