SKU: A0.1143122

Opus/Catalog Number: CG 89
Key/Tone: G major
Movements/Sections: Andante semplice
Year/Date of Composition: 1853
Difficulty: Grade 6/12 (Intermediate)
Obs.: This piece is based on Gounod's original 1853 instrumental version of Ave Maria.
Gounod's original instrumental version was set for violin and piano in the key of C Major. This score is a transcription for Oboe and piano, set in the key of G Major. Gounod entitled this instrumental version Méditation sur le 1er Prélude de piano de J.S. Bach (Meditation on the first Piano Prelude by J.S. Bach).
In Gounod's original edition, the diminuendo and piano in measures 28 and 29 are replaced by a sempre crescendo upon playing the piece for the second time.
Included: Full score and separated parts for each instrument.

SKU: A0.587984

Tu del ciel ministro eletto is a beautiful and serene aria from Handel’s Oratorio Il trionfo del Tempo. The oratorio premiered in Rome in 1707, but Handel twice revised it later in his career. In this aria Beauty turns her back on pleasure and dedicates her heart to the Elected Minister of Heaven. The soprano voice and solo violin are in constant dialogue throughout.

This version of Tu del ciel ministro eletto is arranged as a Duet for Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano. The piano part is straightforward, but the clarinet and oboe parts will set challenges for control, breathing and tuning. Performance time is around five minutes. The pdf file contains both the piano score and both instrumental parts. You can listen to a full-length performance of the Clarinet version of Tu del ciel minstrel eletto via the YouTube link above.

Musicians at an intermediate level and above will find Tu del ciel ministro eletto ideal for formal and informal performances.

Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement to help with developing tone, phrasing and expression.

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