InTune | December 2021

HANDEL’S MESSIAH

PROGRAM

Part the First

1. Symphony: Grave—Allegro moderato

2. Accompagnato (Tenor), Comfort ye, my people: Larghetto e piano

3. Air (Tenor), Ev’ry valley shall be exalted: Andante

4. Chorus, And the Glory of the Lord: Allegro

5. Accompagnato (Bass-baritone): Thus saith the Lord of Hosts

6a. Air (Countertenor), But who may abide the day of His coming?: Larghetto—Prestissimo

7. Chorus, And he shall purify the sons of Levi: Allegro Recitative (Countertenor), Behold, a virgin shall conceive—

8. Air (Countertenor) and Chorus, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion: Andante

9. Accompagnato (Bass-baritone), For behold, darkness shall cover the earth: Andante larghetto

10. Air (Bass-baritone), The people that walked in darkness: Larghetto

11. Chorus, For unto us a Child is Born: Andante allegro

12. Pifa: Larghetto e mezzo piano Recitative (Soprano), There were shepherds abiding in the field—

13a. Accompagnato (Soprano), And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them: Andante— Recitative (Soprano), And the angel said unto them—

14. Accompagnato (Soprano), And suddenly, there was with the angel: Allegro—

15. Chorus, Glory to God in the highest: Allegro

16b. Air (Soprano), Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion: Allegro

Recitative (Countertenor), Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d—

17c. Duet (Countertenor and Soprano), He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: Larghetto e piano

18. Chorus, His yoke is easy, His burthen is light: Allegro

I N T E R M I S S I O N

Part the Second

19. Chorus, Behold the Lamb of God: Largo

20. Air (Countertenor), He was despised and rejected: Largo

21. Chorus, Surely, He hath borne our griefs: Largo e staccato

22. Chorus, And with His stripes we are healed: Alla breve, moderato

23. Chorus, All we like sheep have gone astray: Allegro moderato

24. Accompagnato (Tenor): All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn: Larghetto—

25. Chorus, He trusted in God: Allegro—

26. Accompagnato (Tenor), Thy rebuke hath broken His heart: Largo—

27. Arioso (Tenor), Behold, and see if there be any sorrow: Largo e piano—

28. Accompagnato (Tenor), He was cut off out of the land of the living—

29. Air (Tenor), But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell: Andante larghetto

30. Chorus, Lift up your heads, O ye gates: A tempo ordinario

34c. Air (Soprano), How beautiful are the feet: Larghetto

36a. Air (Bass-baritone), Why do the nations so furiously rage together?: Allegro—

37. Chorus, Let us break their bonds asunder: Allegro e staccato Recitative (Tenor), He that dwelleth in Heaven—

38a. Air (Tenor), Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron: Andante

39. Chorus, Hallelujah: Allegro

Part the Third

40. Air (Soprano), I know that my redeemer liveth: Larghetto

41. Chorus, Since by man came death: Grave—Allegro

42. Accompagnato (Bass-baritone), Behold, I tell you a mystery

43. Air (Bass-baritone), The trumpet shall sound: Pomposo, ma non allegro

47. Chorus, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain: Largo—

48. Chorus, Amen: Allegro moderato