12. They shall receive a glorious kingdom

From Israel in Egypt, HWV 54, Part I: The Lamentation of the Israelites for the Death of Joseph

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	a minor
Meter	3/4
Tempo	Larghetto
Length	121 measures

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About the text

Author: Charles Jennens
Old Testament, mainly from Exodus and the Psalms

Instrumentation

Oboe I
Oboe II
Violino I
Violino II
Viola
Soprano I + Soprano II
Alto I + Alto II
Tenore I + Tenore II
Basso I v + Basso II v
Bassi: Violoncello + Contrabbasso + Fagotto I + Fagotto II + Cembalo + Organo I + Organo II #fingured

Resources

Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/14.1, p. 73
Opera Stanford ›
Scores at IMSLP ›
Wikipedia ›

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