Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Judas Maccabaeus |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel, composer Thomas Morell, librettist |
| Opus | HWV 63 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, mezzosoprano, 2 altos, tenor, 2 basses, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1746 |
| First published | — |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred oratorios |
| Language | English |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
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| View | Selections | organ | William Thomas Best |
| View | Selections | piano | Edward Francis Rimbault |
| View | Overture | harpsichord | Pierre Gouin |
| View | Duet: Come, ever-smiling liberty (Part I, No.13b) | female chorus and piano | John Michael Diack |
| View | Duet: Come, ever-smiling liberty (Part I, No.13b) | cello and piano | Philipp Roth |
| View | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | female chorus and mixed chorus | — |
| View | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | mixed chorus | — |
| View | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | 4 recorders | Alberto Gomez Gomez |
| View | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | flute, harp, cello and piano | John Freckleton Burrowes |
| View | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | piano 4 hands | Moritz Moszkowski |
| View | Aria: How vain is man (Part II, No.24) | piano | Moritz Moszkowski |
| View | March (Act III, No.36) | — | — |
| View | March (Act III, No.36) | 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Vilmos Székelyhidi |
| View | March (Act III, No.36) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | March (Act III, No.36) | keyboard harp organ piano |
Pierre Gouin |
| View | Chorus: Halleluja, Amen (Act III, No.41/42) | orchestra | Michael Stenov |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | Selections | Orchestra of the Royal Opera House (orchestra) | Kenneth McKellar, tenor Adrian Boult, conductor |
For Voices and Orchestra (Handel) | 23-24. Thanks to my brethren … How vain is man 27-28. My arms … Sound an alarm |
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| View | Selections | — | Cantores Carmeli Linz, performer Michael Stenov, organ |
For Voices and Orchestra (Handel) | 41b. Chorus: Halleluja, Amen | |
| View | Selections | — | Michel Rondeau, trumpet Aline Letendre, organ |
For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | 36. March | |
| View | MIDI | Overture | — | For Harpsichord (Gouin) | Synthesized performance (harpsichord) | |
| View | MIDI | March (Act III, No.36) | — | For 2 Trumpets, Trombone and Tuba (Székelyhidi) | MIDI performance | |
| View | MIDI | March (Act III, No.36) | — | For Organ (and Harpsichord) (Gouin) | Synthesized performance |
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