The Messiah: An Oratorio Complete Vocal Score (G. Schirmer's Editions of Oratorios and Cantatas)
Average Rating: out of 13 Reviews
Price: $7.95
Sale: $4.66
Brand: Hal Leonard
Manufacturer: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
EAN (European Article Number): 9780793505074
Number of Items: 1
Binding: Paperback
Author: George Frideric Handel
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
Publication Date: 1986-11
Reading Level: 264
Description: Anyone attending a Messiah sing-along is most likely to fit in when using this old favorite edition. The musicological work has been superseded by Watkins Shaw's edition for Novello, but his piano reductions are idiosyncratic. This piano-vocal score has no measure numbers or rehearsal figures, but the reduction is pianistic in scope. The choral lines are in smaller type but are workable. The price is of course also highly attractive. Listeners who truly love this work may be interested in the full orchestral score--also at a great price--from Dover, edited by Alfred Mann. --William R. Braun
Review Summary: Excelent Arranging from Orchestra to Piano
Date: 2009-01-06
Details: This edition is wonderful for the piano arrangement, it sounds just like the CD. The music is not arranged simply at all, which is a rare find.
My only complaint is the binding is a bit difficult to work with, I have to hold it open with two other books, which makes page turning difficult.
All in all, it's a very good arrangement and wonderful to play!
Review Summary: Messiah Score
Date: 2008-12-01
Details: The score arrived before estimated arrival and was as advertised. The condition of the book was excellent, I could not have asked for more. Another great deal from amazon.
Review Summary: Messiah vocal score
Date: 2008-11-30
Details: This was exactly what I needed to participate in my community choir
performance of the Messiah.
Review Summary: Excellent
Date: 2008-08-31
Details: It got me through Christmas and Easter without having to use the choir's musty copies.
Review Summary: Review of Handel's Messiah
Date: 2008-07-09
Details: I developed an appreciation for Handel's Messiah over 60 years ago, and to this day I listen to recordings of it frequently. While in college I became a participant, singing in the chorus, and have done so many times since. A while back I gave my vocal score to my daughter for her use, not realizing how much I missed having it at hand. Since I recently purchased a replacement I feel complete again as I refresh my readings of this great work, truly an all time classical composition.
Donald A Carlson
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