Composition: Jephtha, HWV 70 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Jephtha |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel (composer) and Thomas Morell (librettist) |
| Opus | HWV 70 |
| Instrumentation | 2 sopranos, mezzosoprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1751 |
| 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 | Prelude (Part I, No.6) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Recitative and Aria: Waft her, angels, to the skies (Part III) | cello and organ | Michel Marpert |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Original Version | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score (facsimile) · view Complete Score (facsimile) · view |
| view | Original Version | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Original Version | — | — | — | Complete Score (Act I) · view Complete Score (Act II) · view Complete Score (Act III) · view |
| view | Sullivan's Version (1869) | — | Manuscript | 1869 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Novello | — | Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1, 2 · view Trumpet 1, 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Conitnuo (Cellos/Basses) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 44 Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft | 1886 | Flute · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Novello | — | Recitative and Aria: The smiling dawn of happy days (Part I) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Ditson | 1905 | Recitative and Aria: Waft her, angels, to the skies (Part III) · view Aria: Farewell, ye limpid springs and floods (Part III) · view |
| view | Prelude (Part I, No.6) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Recitative and Aria: Waft her, angels, to the skies (Part III) | Arrangement for cello and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Orchestra of the Royal Opera House (orchestra) | Kenneth McKellar (tenor) and Adrian Boult (conductor) | — | Hide thou thy hated beams … Waft her, angels · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Prelude (Part I, No.6) | — | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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