El Mesías

The world-famous Novello choral edition of Handel’s beautiful masterpiece. Arranged for SATB with piano part. Edited with piano reduction by Watkins Shaw.

• Part One 
• Sinfonia (Overture) 
• Comfort Ye My People  Recitative
• Ev’ry valley shall be exalted  Air
• And the Glory of the Lord  Chorus
• Thus saith the Lord  Recitative
• But who may abide the day of his coming? (Version I)  Air for Alto
• But who may abide the day of his coming (Version II)  Transposed for Soprano
• And he shall purify  Chorus
• Behold, a virgin shall conceive  Recitative
• O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion  Air and Chorus
• For behold, darkness shall cover the earth  Recitative
• The people that walked in darkness  Air
• For Unto Us a Child is Born  Chorus
• Pifa (‘Pastoral Symphony’) 
• There were shepherds abiding in the field  Recitative
• And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them  Recitative
• And the angel said until them  Recitative
• And suddenly there was with the angel  Recitative
• Glory To God  Chorus
• Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Version I)  Air (4/4)
• Then shall the eyes of the blind  Recitative
• He shall feed his flock (Version I)  Air for Soprano
• He shall feed his flock (Version II)  Transposed for Alto and Soprano
• His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light  Chorus
• 
  Part Two 
• Behold the Lamb of God  Chorus
• He Was Despised  Air
• Surely he hath borne our griefs  Chorus
• And with his stripes we are healed  Chorus
• All we like sheep have gone astray  Chorus
• All they that see him laugh him to scorn  Recitative
• He trusted in God  Chorus
• Thy rebuke hath broken his heart  Recitative
• Behold, and see if there be any sorrow  Air
• He was cut off out of the land of the living  Recitative
• But thou didst not leave his soul in hell  Air
• Lift up your heads, O ye gates  Chorus
• Unto which of the angelsl said he at any time  Recitative
• Let all the angels of God worship him  Chorus
• Thou art gone up on high (Version I)  Air for Alto
• Thou art gone up on high (Version II)  Transposed for Soprano
• The Lord gave the word  Chorus
• How beautiful are the feet (Version I)  Air
• Their sound is gone out (Version I)  Chorus
• Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Version I)  Air
• Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Version II)  Air and Recitative
• Let us break their bonds asunder  Chorus
• He that dwelleth in heaven  Recitative
• Thou shalt break them  Air
• Hallelujah  Chorus
• 
  Part Three 
• I Know That My Redeemer Liveth  Air
• Since by man came death  Chorus
• Behold, I tell you a mystery  Recitative
• The Trumpet Shall Sound  Air
• Then shall be brought to pass  Recitative
• O death, where is thy sting?  Duet, Alto and Tenor
• But thanks be to God  Chorus
• If God be for us (Version I)  Air for Soprano
• If God be for us (Version II)  Transposed for Alto
• Worthy is the lamb that was slain  Chorus
• 
  Appendix 
• Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Version II)  Air (12/8)
• Thou art gone up on high (Version III)  Air for Bass
• How beautiful are the feet (Version II)  Air for Alto
• How beautiful are the feet…Break forth into joy  Duet and Chorus
• Their sound is gone out (Version II)  Air