Messiah: But who may abide (1741 and 1750 versions)

Messiah: But who may abide (1741 and 1750 versions)

$ 6.00

PDF vocal score/piano reduction of the alto solo “But who may abide” from Handel’s Messiah, HWV 56. Purchase includes both original key and transposed baroque pitch versions. There are two options available of the score, the 1741 version exclusively for bass (not containing the Prestissimo B-section), and the revised 1750 version that is most often performed today, here provided in three historically performed keys for bass, alto, and soprano/tenor. The bass scores come also with the preceding “Thus saith the Lord” Accompagnato.

Handel, George Frideric
Soprano, Mezzosoprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

PDF vocal score/piano reduction of the alto solo “But who may abide” from Handel’s Messiah, HWV 56. Purchase includes both original key and transposed baroque pitch versions. There are two options available of the score, the 1741 version exclusively for bass (not containing the Prestissimo B-section), and the revised 1750 version that is most often performed today, here provided in three historically performed keys for bass, alto, and soprano/tenor. The bass scores come also with the preceding “Thus saith the Lord” Accompagnato.

Listen (1741 bass version)

Listen (1750 revised alto version)

Listen (1750 revised bass version)

Listen (1750 revised soprano/tenor version)