FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN

Matching folio with 12 songs, including: Emmanuel, God with Us • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year • My Grown Up Christmas List • O Come All Ye Faithful • and more.

The vocal score of this edition first appeard in 1959, followed in 1965 by the full score, subsequently issued in redeuced format as a 'study score'. Also in 1965 a related work, A Textual and Historical Companion to Handel's Messiah by the present editor was published. This includes extensive discussion of the principal manuscripts together with details of numerous secondary manusctript sources and the earliest pronted editions and a discussion of textual authority.
A sacred oratorio arranged for SATB with piano part. Edited, with piano reduction, by Watkins Shaw. Paperback Edition.

Lista utworów:
PART ONE (Händel George Friedrich)
Sinfonia (Händel George Friedrich)
Recitativ - Comfort ye my people (Händel George Friedrich)
Air - Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - And the glory of the Lord (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - Thus saith the Lord (Händel George Friedrich)
Air for Alto - But who may abide the day of his coming? (Version one) (Händel George Friedrich)
Air for Soprano - But who may abide the day of his coming? (Version two) (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - And he shall purify (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Händel George Friedrich)
Air and Chorus - O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Händel George Friedrich)
Air - The people that walked in darkness (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - For unto us a child is born (Händel George Friedrich)
Pifa (pastoral symphony) (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - There were shepherds abiding in the field (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - And the angel saind unto them (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - And suddenly there was with the angel (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - Glory to God (Händel George Friedrich)
Air - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Version I) (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. -- Then shall the eyes of the blind (Händel George Friedrich)
Air for Soprano - He shall feed his flock (Version I) (Händel George Friedrich)
Transposed for Alto and Soprano - He shall feed his flock (Version II) (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - His yoke is easy and his burthen is light (Händel George Friedrich)
PART TWO (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - Behold the Lamb of God (Händel George Friedrich)
Air - He was despised (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - Surely he hath borne our griefs (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - And with stripes we are healed (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - All we like sheep have gone astray (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - All they that see him laugh him to scorn (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - He trusted in God (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (Händel George Friedrich)
Air - Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - He was cut off out of the land of the living (Händel George Friedrich)
Air - But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - Lift up your heads, O ye gates (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - Unto which of the angels said he at any time (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - Let all the angels of God worship him (Händel George Friedrich)
Air for Alto - Thou art gone up on high (Version I) (Händel George Friedrich)
Air transposed for Soprano (Version II) (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - The Lord gave the word (Händel George Friedrich)
Air - How beautiful are the feet (Version I) (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - Their sound is gone out (Version I) (Händel George Friedrich)
Why does the nations so furiously rage together? (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - Let us break their bonds asunder (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - He that dwelleth in heaven (Händel George Friedrich)
Air - Thou shalt break them (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - Hallelujah (Händel George Friedrich)
PART THREE (Händel George Friedrich)
Air - I know that my redeemer liveth (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - Since by man came death (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - Behold, I tell you a mystery (Händel George Friedrich)
Air - The trumpet shall sound (Händel George Friedrich)
Recit. - Then shall be bought to pass (Händel George Friedrich)
Duet, A. and T. - O deth, where is thy sting? (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - But thanks be to God (Händel George Friedrich)
Air for Soprano - If God be for us (Version I) (Händel George Friedrich)
Air transposed for Alto - If God be for us (Version II) (Händel George Friedrich)
Chorus - Worthy is the lamb that was slain (Händel George Friedrich)
APPENDIX (Händel George Friedrich)
Air - Rejoice greatly, O doughter of Zion (Version II) (Händel George Friedrich)
Air for Bass - Thou art gone up on high (Version III) (Händel George Friedrich)
Air for Alto - How beautiful are the feet (Version II) (Händel George Friedrich)
Duet and Chorus - How beautiful are the feet...Break forth into joy (Händel George Friedrich)
Air - Their sound is gone out (Version II) (Händel George Friedrich)

Lorie Line is legendary for her spectacular Christmas shows. This terrific matching folio features 14 songs from her 2006 CD and holiday tour. The solo arrangements range in difficulty, so beginning through advanced piano players can enjoy this book. Includes such favorites as: Carol of the Bells Ě The First Noel Ě Jingle Bells Ě Joy to the World Ě O Holy Night Ě Winter Ě and more, as well as fantastic full-color photos of Lorie throughout.