Brass Ensemble Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.855416 Composed by George Frideric Handel(1685-1759). Arranged by Joseph Pugh. Christmas,Classical,Concert,Easter,Sacred. Score and parts. 19 pages. Joseph Pugh #6719347. Published by Joseph Pugh (A0.855416). This is a Brass Quintet arrangement (with Piccolo Trumpet), by Joseph Pugh of the Overture at the beginning of The Messiah, an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible, and from the Coverdale Psalter, the version of the Psalms included with the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere nearly a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music. -Wikipedia. Get all of Joseph's Brass Quintet arrangements of George Frideric Handel's Messiah here on this site.
