Alexander's Feast K. 591 (arr. Mozart) (vocal score)
Cantata in two parts, in the arrangement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Editor: Holschneider, Andreas / Ramler, Karl Wilhelm
Alexander's Feast K. 591 (arr. Mozart) (vocal score)
Cantata in two parts, in the arrangement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Arranger: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus / Ameln, Konrad / Wissemann, Antje
Editor: Holschneider, Andreas / Ramler, Karl Wilhelm
Instrumentation: S, T (2), B; SSATTBB; 2.2.2.2 - 2.2(clarin).0.0 - timp, str
Publisher: Bärenreiter
Catalogue No: BA4527-90
ISMN: 9790006542949
Shop Product Code: 262888J
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In 1736 Handel composed “Alexander’s Feast” or “The Power of Musick”, a two-part cantata based on John Dryden’s poem of the same name.
In 1790, at the suggestion of Baron Gottfried van Swieten, Mozart arranged this work using a German translation of the poem made by Karl Wilhelm Ramler in 1770. As in other arrangements of Handelian works, Mozart’s re-instrumentation leads to a change in the sound character of the work, placing the composition in the tradition of the Viennese Classic.
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