30 Oratorio Arias for Tenor

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30 ORATORIO ARIAS for Tenor selected, edited and translated by Neil Jenkins

CONTENTS

J.S. Bach Deposuit potentes (Magnificat)
J.S. Bach Softly shall my eyes be closing (Easter Oratorio)
J.S. Bach Benedictus (B Minor Mass)
J.S. Bach Endure, endure (St Matthew Passion)
J.S. Bach Ah, my soul, where shall I hide (St John Passion)
J.S. Bach Behold him! (St John Passion)
J.S. Bach Happy shepherds, go and meet him (Christmas Oratorio)
J.S. Bach How can I worthily adore Thee (Christmas Oratorio)
J.S. Bach Although so many foes surround me (Christmas Oratorio)
Georges Bizet Agnus Dei (L’Arlésienne Suite no.2)
César Franck Panis Angelicus (Messe à trois voix)
G.F. Handel Here I fall, repentance seeking (Brockes Passion)
G.F. Handel The Lord is my light (Chandos Anthem no.10)
G.F. Handel For this our truest interest is (Chandos Anthem no.9)
G.F. Handel O come let us worship (Chandos Anthem no.8)
G.F. Handel Where’er you walk (Semele)
G.F. Handel Total eclipse (Samson)
G.F. Handel Waft her, Angels (Jephtha)
G.F. Handel Love in her eyes sits playing (Acis and Galatea)
Joseph Haydn Fac me cruce (Stabat Mater)
Joseph Haydn In native worth (The Creation)
Joseph Haydn Exhausted Nature sinks to rest (The Seasons)
Joseph Haydn As thus the snows arise (The Seasons)
J.H. Maunder O was there ever loneliness like his (Olivet to Calvary)
F. Mendelssohn Be thou faithful unto death (St Paul)
F. Mendelssohn If with all your hearts (Elijah)
F. Mendelssohn Then shall the righteous (Elijah)
F. Mendelssohn Her counteth all your sorrows (The Hymn of Praise)
W.A. Mozart O Lord of all creation (Davidde Penitente)
Giuseppe Verdi Ingemisco (Requiem)

Many of the Tenor arias selected here are amongst the most frequently performed extracts from the great Oratorios. I have provided many of them with singable English translations. Others have been selected because of their general usefulness for teaching or for solo performance purposes. Some arias have not been readily available in straightforward piano score for some years. Editorial harmonisations of the figured bass are shown in small type.
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