A new premium product is available from Carus: with Vocal scores XL important choral works are now offered in reader-friendly large print. Choral singers can enjoy the clear-to-read music text and high-quality presentation of Carus vocal scores in larger print. The music paper also contributes to their excellent legibility. Vocal scores XL will help all choral singers who find reading small-sized notes and text tiring, and will contribute to relaxed singing.
George Frideric Handel is considered England’s first and foremost composer of oratorios. Above all, the Messiah is regarded as the epitome of sacred music and in German-speaking countries it is also one of the most often performed works in the genre. The version of the Messiah which is most often performed today is a combination of various versions. Consequently, the present critical edition by Ton Koopman contains all the surviving alternative versions of the solo movements. A concordance makes it possible to assign these movements to those various performances of the work conducted by Handel between the Dublin premiere in 1742 and the London concerts which took place up to 1759. In accordance with the wishes voiced by many choral conductors and singers, the vocal score is available in separate English and German versions.
- ISMN: 9790007170523 (M007170523)