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THE BAROQUE PERIOD
SACRED MUSIC: Oratotio
Introduction to
Messiah
An Oratorio
by George Frideric Handel
Parts of an Oratorio
I. Sinfonia
from MESSIAH
by George Frideric Handel
A
Chorus:
from MESSIAH
by George Frideric Handel
And He shall purify
B
Tenor Arioso: Comfort Ye my people
from MESSIAH
by George Frideric Handel
C
Tenor Aria: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
from MESSIAH
by George Frideric Handel
D
Chorus:
For unto us a child is born
from MESSIAH
by George Frideric Handel
E
Alto Recitative: Behold a virgin...
from MESSIAH
by George Frideric Handel
F
Alto Aria: O thou that tellest good tiding to Zion
from MESSIAH
by George Frideric Handel
G
Chorus:
from MESSIAH
by George Frideric Handel
Hallelujah
H
Soprano Aria:
from MESSIAH
by George Frideric Handel
Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
I
Bass Recitative:
from SAMSON
by George Frideric Handel
Come, come no time for lamentation now
J
Soprano Aria: Let the bright seraphim
from SAMSON
by George Frideric Handel
K
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