Name: For Unto Us A Child Is Born (arr. Jon Raybould) by G. F. Handel Flute Duet Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Jon Raybould Music
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For Unto Us A Child Is Born (arr. Jon Raybould)
by G. F. Handel Flute Duet - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title For Unto Us A Child Is Born (arr. Jon Raybould)

Artist G. F. Handel

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer G. F. Handel

Arranger Jon Raybould

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 24

Arrangement Flute Duet

Publisher Jon Raybould Music

Level 3

Product ID 1661310

Genre Christmas Baroque Religious Christian Holiday

Instruments Flute

Product Description

Perfect for the Christmas / Holiday season - or also very appropriate for an Easter performance. This iconic, joyous piece of music closes Scene 3 of the oratorio The Messiah, and it tells the news of the birth of a son.

This is a version for 2 flutes - and organ for 3 hands (ie 2 organists).
It's been arranged like this to increase accessibility for performances in church. Basically, organ reductions of the orchestral score are invariably very hard to play - especially the fast semiquaver (16th note) runs in thirds. So the arranger has split the top line to be played by a second organist (primo) sat to the right of the main organist (secondo).

The right-hand player plays music just on the treble clef with one hand; therefore this person might be a student or essentially a non-organist.
This will hopefully encourage more performances of this arrangement.

There's a full organ backing track as an alternative, to increase further the possibility of a performance. Free download from here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zwXVfwg73f4nGwTakc5rJnGBiU7uwO4j?usp=sharing

Musically, the original is scored for a chorus of 4 voices (sopranos, altos, tenors and basses) and orchestra - and it's essentially one big fugue, with the melody passing cleverly between all four voices. In the chorus The Mighty God The Everlasting Father The Prince of Peace there is a sense of triumph and sheer joy at the news of a son.

This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.