MESSIAH (Handel)

Composer: George F. 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 >

Arranger: John E. West

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Tune Information

Title: MESSIAH (Handel)
Arranger: John E. West (1918)
Composer: George F. Handel (1741)
Incipit: 55555 44456 77777
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Sing Praise! 2: Varied Accompaniments for Fifteen Hymns
    Composer/Editor Mathew H. Corl
    Published By: The H. W. Gray Company (2002) pp. 30
  • Hymn Intonations for Organ: Harmonizations and Intonations for Congregational Singing
    Composer/Editor V. Earle Copes
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1990) pp. 10

Organ Solo

  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 81 Number 6 July August 2018: The Service Music Anthology for the Church Organist
    Composer/Editors Carson P. Cooman; Brenda Portman
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2018) pp. 12
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 52 Number 4 March April 2018: The Organist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Carson P. Cooman; Robert J. Powell
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2018) pp. 8
  • The Organist's Companion Volume 35 Number 3 March April 2013: A Bi-monthly Journal of Quality Organ Music for the Practical Church Musician
    Composer/Editors Wayne Leupold; Richard Greene
    Published By: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. (2013) pp. 8
  • The Organist Volume 114 Number 5 November December 2010: The Service Music Companion for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; David Paxton
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2010) pp. 46
  • Wood Works for Organ Book 2
    Composer/Editor Dale Wood
    Published By: The Sacred Music Press (1989) pp. 17
  • Interpretations Based on Hymn-Tunes Book IV: For Organ
    Composer/Editor David M. Cherwien
    Published By: Art Masters Studios, Inc. (1984) pp. 3
  • Hymntune Preludes for the Organ Volume 1: Advent Christmas Epiphany
    Composer/Editor G. Winston Cassler
    Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1960) pp. 1

Piano Solo

  • The Church Pianist Volume 3 Number 3 January 1987: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Robert W. Thygerson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1987) pp. 10
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Instances

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Church Hymns and Tunes #267b

Church Hymns and Tunes #267b
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Hymns for the Living Age #514

Hymns for the Living Age #514
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