Belshazzar's Feast

William WaltonEdited by Steuart BedfordBelshazzar's FeastVocal score136 pages 279x216mm for SATB, baritone solo & orchestraA newly engraved edition of this vibrant choral work and fully compatible with the Walton Edition full score. There are minor adjustments to the piano reduction to improve playability and the text underlay is now English only, as Walton's original.Forces or CategorySATB, baritone solo & orchestraDuration35 minutesDifficultyDifficultOrchestrationpiccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais (optional), 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, organ, 2 harps, strings, mixed chorus, baritone solo, 2 brass bands (optional), each consisting of 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, and tuba

Hardback-Full Score for William Walton's celebrated oratorio Belshazzar's Feast. It was first performed at the Leeds Festival on 8 October 1931.

Community Choir Collection: Folk comprises 50 folk songs for all seasons from all parts of the British Isles specially arranged for mixed voices by Paul Sartin founding member of award-winning folk ensembles such as Belshazzar's Feast Faustus and Bellowhead. Additional information includes song history context and performance tips. The songs are arranged in a variety of formats and are suitable for choirs of all abilities. Featuring An Acre Of Land (Scarborough Fair) Danny Boy She Moved Through The Fair Ye Banks and Braes Siuil A Ruin and Ar Hyd Y Nos (All Through The Night).

Hardback-This hardbound full score is presented in a slip-case embellished with William Walton's signature in gold. William Walton signed the title pages of 350 copies of which only a handful are still left in OUP's stock. An oratorio for baritone soloist mixed chorus and orchestra using text from the Bible selected by Osbert Sitwell Orchestral material is available on hire

Arm, arm, ye brave! from Judas Maccab″us (Handel) Behold the monstrous human beast from Belshazzar (Handel) Betrache, meine Seel' from St. John Passion (Bach) Confutatis from Messa di Requiem (Verdi) Crucifixus from MESSA DI GLORIA (Puccini) Erblikke hier, betörter Mensch from The Seasons (Haydn) Et in Spiritum sanctum from Mass in B minor (Bach) Fecit potentiam from Magnificat (C.P.E. Bach) For behold, darkness shall cover the earth; The people that walked in darkness from Messiah (Handel) For the mountains shall depart from Elijah (Mendelssohn) Gerne will ich mich bequemen from St. Matthew Passion (Bach) Gott sei mir gnädig from St. Paul (Mendelssohn) Grosser Herr und starker König from Christmas Oratorio (Bach) Honor and arms from Samson (Handel) Hostias from Requiem (Fauré) Is not his word like a fire? from Elijah (Mendelssohn) It is enough! from Elijah (Mendelssohn) Komm, süsses Kreuz from St. Matthew Passion (Bach) Lord God of Abraham from Elijah (Mendelssohn) Mache dich, mein Herze, rein from St. Matthew Passion (Bach) Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel from The Creation (Haydn) O misère des rois! from L'Enfance du Christ (Berlioz) Pro peccatis from Stabat Mater (Rossini) Quia fecit mihi magna from Magnificat (Bach) Quoniam to solus sanctus from Messe Solennelle (Rossini) Revenge, Timotheus cries from Alexander's Feast (Handel) Rollend in schäumenden Wellen from The Creation (Haydn) Schon eilet froh der Akkermann from The Seasons (Haydn) See the raging flames arise from Joshua (Handel) Song List Available Upon Request HANDEL - The trumpet shall sound from MESSIAH Thus saith the Lord; But who may abide from Messiah (Handel) Thy glorious deeds inspir'd my tongue from Samson (Handel) Why do the nations from Messiah (Handel)