Handel: Occasional Oratorio
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Editor: Merlin Channon Instrumentation: SATB Choir, Orchestra Work: Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62 Binding: Work Language: English ISMN: 9790006539987 Size: 7.5 x 10.6 inches Pages: 295 Urtext / Critical Edition Description The "Occasional Oratorio" was composed as a reaction to a political event which shook the whole of England : the Jacobite rebellion of 1745-46 against the Hanoverian monarchy was crushed under the leadership of the Duke of Cumberland. Handel, who was working on the oratorio " Judas Maccabaeus" at the time, composed the oratorio quickly and reused some movements from earlier works. With the choice of a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton he demonstrated his support for the monarchy. The work was first performed on 14 February 1746 at the Covent Garden Theatre in London . For the first time this seldomly performed oratorio which nevertheless contains wonderful music is available in an Urtext edition based on the