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DIRGE (Handel)

DIRGE (Handel)

Composer: George Frideric Handel (arr.)
Published in 18 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel (b. Halle, Germany, 1685; d. London, England, 1759) became a musician and composer despite objections from his father, who wanted him to become a lawyer. Handel studied music with Zachau, organist at the Halle Cathedral, and became an accomplished violinist and keyboard performer. He traveled and studied in Italy for some time and then settled permanently in England in 1713. Although he wrote a large number of instrumental works, he is known mainly for his Italian operas, oratorios (including Messiah, 1741), various anthems for church and royal festivities, and organ concertos, which he interpolated into his oratorio performances. He composed only three hymn tunes, one of which (GOPSAL) still appears in some modern hy… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: DIRGE (Handel)
Composer: George Frideric Handel (arr.)
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
Incipit: 33333 32343 24456
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1346
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #7037
Text: Unveil Thy Bosom, Faithful Tomb
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
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Instances

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ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1346

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1346
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #7037

The Cyber Hymnal #7037
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