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1. ‘It has been reckoned that Handel put more notes on paper than any other composer before or since. When he undertook Jephtha, the last new oratorio he was to write, he had composed over 40 operas, over 30 odes, oratorios and serenatas, over cantatas, over 40 pieces of church music, and over instrumental works.4/5.

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2. Jephtha was Handel’s final oratorio, written in while the composer was suffering badly from his failing eyesight. Based on the tale of Jephtha from the Book of Judges, the title character makes a promise to God that, in the event that he should triumph over the Ammonites, he will sacrifice the first living creature he meets.

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3. Jephtha () was Handel's last oratorio. It does not have quite the dramatic sweep of Messiah or Israel in Egypt, but it contains many moments equal to anything in netbamacosinaroszogafilsapen.coinfo include the choruses, several of which are among the most dramatically effective fugues ever composed.

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4. Handel’s work on Jeptha in was repeatedly delayed as a result of his steadily progressing blindness. Even so, with Jeptha Handel created a musical masterpiece of baroque oratorio, with its great choruses, emotionally expressive arias and gripping ensembles.

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5. Handel: Jephtha. Berlin Classics: BC. Buy download online. John Mark Ainsley (Jephtha), Christiane Oelze (Iphis), Catherine Denley (Storgé), Axel Kohler (Hamor), Michael George (Zebul), Julia Gooding (Angel) Academy for Ancient Music Berlin, RIAS Chamber Chorus, Marcus Creed.

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6. Handel: Jephtha (CD - Teldec / Warner Classics #) Act Three: No. 30 Arioso: Hide thou thy hated beams, o sun, in clouds and darkness, No. 31 Accompagnato: A father, offering up his only child, No. 32 Air: Waft her, angels, through the skies. George Frederick Handel. Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Concentus Musicus Wien.

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7. 1 Jephtha Hide thou thy hated beams (Air - Jephtha) 2 Jephtha A father, off'ring up his only child (Accompagnato - Jephtha), Waft her, angels (Air - Jephtha) 3 Jephtha Ye sacred priests (Accompagnato - Iphis), Farewell, ye limped springs and floods (Air - Iphis) 4 Jephtha Doubtful fear and rev'rent awe (Chorus of Priests) 5 Jephtha Sinfonia.

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