Esther, HWV 50a
Oratorio in six scenes
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Oratorio in six scenes. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Howard Serwer. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Halle Handel Edition (HHA) Series I, Volume 8. First version. Complete edition, Score. Composed 1720. HWV 50A. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04047-01. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04047-01).ISBN 9790006495665. 33.1 x 25.6 cm inches. Text Language: English.
The oratorio"Esther"is the first English language oratorio and also the first oratorio by Handel based on a theater tragedy; Jean Racine's"Esther". For the first time Handel drew on his knowledge gathered from stays in Germany, Italy and England. He created his own particular style of oratorio writing, which differs from the later integrative works. Many sections of this composition harken back to the previously composed,"Brockes-Passion". The first performance took place in 1720. For the first public performance of the work in London in 1732, Handel arranged and enlarged"Esther". The Urtext of the Halle Handel Complete Edition presents the original version from 1720.
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