HANDEL`S MESSIAHFOR THE BEGINNING PIANIST WITH DOWNLOADABLE MP3SBY DAVID DUTKANICZPAGES: 48PUBLISHER: DOVER PUBLICATIONSSERIES: DOVER CLASSICAL PIANO MUSIC FOR BEGINNERSPUBLICATION DATE: 13TH NOVEMBER 2019FORMAT: PAPERBACKAGE: 4-99DESCRIPTION:-BEGINNING PIANISTS OF ALL AGES CAN HAVE THE PLEASURE AND SATISFACTION OF PLAYING ONE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC`S BEST-KNOWN COMPOSITIONS WITH THIS EDITION OF GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL`S MESSIAH. BASED ON THE BOOK OF PSALMS FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE, THE 1741 ORATORIO WAS ORIGINALLY AN EASTER OFFERING AND IS NOW A CHRISTMAS TRADITION AND FEATURES THE ROUSING "HALLELUJAH!" CHORUS.-THIS EASY-TO-PLAY ARRANGEMENT OFFERS HIGHLIGHTS FROM ALL THREE PARTS OF THE CHORAL WORK, WHICH TELLS OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST, THE CRUCIFIXION, AND RESURRECTION. THE THIRTY-ONE PIECES INCLUDE "FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN," "GLORY TO GOD," "LIFT UP YOUR HEADS, O YE GATES," AND "I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH." THE EDITOR HAS PROVIDED SIMPLE FINGERINGS AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH MOVEMENT. ALL SELECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE AS DOWNLOADABLE MP3 FILES.-DOVER ORIGINAL.-THIS BOOK INCLUDES FREE DOWNLOADABLE MP3S OF EACH MOVEMENT.AUTHOR:-GERMAN-BORN GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685–1758), A COMPOSER OF THE LATE BAROQUE PERIOD, WAS PROLIFIC IN MANY GENRES AND IS FAMED FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENGLISH CHURCH MUSIC, SECULAR VOCAL MUSIC, AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. IN ADDITION TO HIS MESSIAH, HE IS PARTICULARLY WELL KNOWN FOR HIS WATER MUSIC AND MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS.-FORMER DOVER EDITOR DAVID DUTKANICZ HOLDS DEGREES FROM THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, AND COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. HE IS THE EDITOR OF SEVERAL BOOKS IN THIS SERIES.CONTENTS:-INTRODUCTION 1 OVERTURE 2 COMFORT YE MY PEOPLE 3 EVERY VALLEY SHALL BE EXALTED 4 AND THE GLORY OF THE LORD 5 THUS SAITH THE LORD 6 BUT WHO MAY ABIDE THE DAY OF HIS COMING? 11 THE PEOPLE THAT WALKED IN DARKNESS 12 FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN 13 PASTORAL SYMPHONY 15 AND THE ANGEL SAID UNTO THEM 16 AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS WITH THE ANGEL 17 GLORY TO GOD 18 REJOICE GREATLY, O DAUGHTER OF ZION 20 HE SHALL FEED HIS FLOCK LIKE A SHEPHERD 22 BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD 23 HE WAS DESPISED 24 SURELY HE HATH BORNE OUR GRIEFS 25 AND WITH HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED 26 ALL WE, LIKE SHEEP, HAVE GONE ASTRAY 27 ALL THEY THAT SEE HIM, LAUGH HIM TO SCORN 32 BUT THOU DIDST NOT LEAVE HIS SOUL 33 LIFT UP YOUR HEADS, O YE GATES 36 THOU ART GONE UP ON HIGH 38 HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THEM 44 HALLELUJAH! 45 I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH 46 SINCE BY MAN CAME DEATH 48 THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND-NOTA: SI BUSCA ALGUNA PARTITURA O MÉTODO, ENVÍENOS UN MENSAJE Y CON GUSTO ATENDEREMOS SU COMENTARIO, SOMOS ESPECIALISTAS EN MÚSICA IMPRESA, SI REQUIERE FACTURA FAVOR DE SOLICITARLA AL MOMENTO DE SU COMPRA.