Messiah (Introduction and Instructions for Study)
Handel G.F.

Every choral group, whether amateur or professional, is as sensitive an ensemble as an orchestra requiring a solid basic musical knowledge to reveal the essence of a composition. Therefore, intensive study of each specific work is necessary. The aim of the series "Practical Choir Rehearsals" is to assist students and choral conductors with practical suggestions in preparing a work for performance.

Spis treści:
Preface
The Work
The Place of the Oratorio Among Handel's Creative Works
The Place of "Messiah" Among Handel's Oratorios
Composition and First Performance of "Messiah"
Text and Form
Performance Practice of Early Music
Preparations for Rehearsing "Messiah"
Score
Tempi
Dynamics
Ornamentation
Notation
Preparation of Choral and Orchestra Material
Phrasing, Articulation, Slurs
Selection of Voices and Instruments
About the Text
The Choruses
Suggestions for Rehearsal Scheduling
Part 1
No. 3: And the Glory, the Glory of the Lord
No. 6: And He Shall Purify
No. 9: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
No. 12: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
No. 15: Glory to God in the Highest
No. 19: His Yoke Is Easy
Part 2
No. 20: Behold the Lamb of God
No. 22: Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs
No. 23: And with His Stripes We Are Healed
No. 24: All We Likes Sheep Have Gone Astray
No. 26: He Trusted in God
No. 31: Lift Up Your Heads
No. 33: Let All the Angels of God Worship Him
No. 35: The Lord Gave the World
No. 36b: How Beautiful Are the Feet of Him
No. 37: Their Sound Is Gone Out into All Lands
No. 39: Let Us Break Their Bonds
No. 42: Hallelujah
Part 3
No. 44: Since by Man Came Death
No. 49: But Thanks Be to God
No. 51 / 52: Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain / Amen