Messiah [Paperback]

Watkins Shaw (Editor), George Frideric Handel (Composer)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2003

A sacred oratorio arranged for SATB with piano part. Edited, with piano reduction, by Watkins Shaw. Paper Edition

Product Details

• Paperback: 258 pages
• Publisher: Novello (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0853602115
• ISBN-13: 978-0853602118
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shaw edition stands out!, August 26, 2000

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Gregory Roberson (Birmingham, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Messiah (Paperback)

After many readings and performances from other editions, the Watkins Shaw edition stands out as being the most authoritative and being the closest to the original score with most, if not all, of Handel's original markings. Having studied both Schirmer and Oxford editions, this edition has the most to offer the true musical purist, especially from an accompanimental standpoint. The six page preface is extremely helpful in pinpointing performance notes to exacting ornamentation to accurate rhythmic interpretations. A must have for your choral music library!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fine and very usable, December 3, 2006

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Craig Matteson (Saline, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Messiah (Paperback)

This very fine edition is perfectly suitable for the listener wishing to follow along to a recording or a performance (why people do this at a live performance, I do not know). But it is also a very affordable vocal score for performance.

It has several advantages. First, the printing is clear and easy to read. Second, the keyboard accompaniment isn't simply for a rehearsal pianist. It provides an organist a quite usable arrangement and the rehearsal pianist guidance as to what to play and what can be left out. Third, it doesn't have German that one has to ignore as one finds in other editions.

I have had my copy for many years and used it more than most folks ever will use theirs. Yes, I did find it useful to put some clear plastic covering on and had to re-glue the spine once. But that is trivial for the use it has provided me.

Strongly recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A CLASSIC SCORE, August 25, 2007

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R. J. Fensterman (Richmond, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Messiah (Paperback)

This revised choral score of Handel's famous MESSIAH is destined to become the performance standard. This new edition carefully revises and collates the different manuscripts of the famous score, and gives the performer a
version closest to what Handel intended. Watkins Shaw's scrupulous editing and copious and helpful notes, and the easy-to-read printing make this a must for the serious musician.