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Alexander's Feast K.591 : Cantata in two parts

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In 1736 Handel composed “Alexander’s Feast” or “The Power of Musick”, a two-part cantata based on John Dryden’s poem of the same name. In 1790, at the suggestion of Baron Gottfried van Swieten, Mozart arranged this workusing a German...

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In 1736 Handel composed “Alexander’s Feast” or “The Power of Musick”, a two-part cantata based on John Dryden’s poem of the same name.

In 1790, at the suggestion of Baron Gottfried van Swieten, Mozart arranged this workusing a German translation of the poem made by Karl Wilhelm Ramler in 1770. As in other arrangements of Handelian works, Mozart’s re-instrumentation leads to a change in the sound character of the work, placing the composition inthe tradition of the Viennese Classic.

  • Urtext of the New Mozart Edition
  • Full score (BA4527-01), vocal score (BA4527-90) available for sale
  • Performance material available for hire (BA4527-72)
    • Arrangement Mixed Choir
    Genres Choral
    Format Score
    Media Sheet Music
    Publisher Bärenreiter-Verlag
    Contributors Friedrich Hä ndel, Georg(Composer) Amadeus Mozart, Wolfgang(Arranger) Holschneider, Andreas(Artist)
    Language German
    ISMN 9790006449828