Woodwind Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.722596 Composed by George Frideric Handel. Arranged by Randy Calistri-Yeh. Baroque,Christmas,Concert,Sacred. 54 pages. Custom Chamber Music #3630615. Published by Custom Chamber Music (A0.722596). Thus Saith the Lord (sometimes misspelled Thus Sayeth the Lord) is the first bass recitative of Handel's Messiah. In this arrangement, its dramatic melody works very well as an instrumental solo, accompanied by a single violin.This remarkable arrangement gives you a choice of 13 solo instruments, accompanied by 1-3 other string or woodwind instruments. So it works as a duet, trio, or quartet. Among the thousands of combinations are traditional string duet/trio/quartet, traditional and modified woodwind duet/trio/quartet, clarinet duet/trio/quartet, viola duet/trio/quartet, saxophone duet/trio/quartet, and mixed ensemble. Solo parts are provided in two different octaves, and support most tenor and bass string/woodwind instruments (viola, cello, bass, alto/bass/contrabass clarinet, tenor/baritone/bass saxophone, bassoon, contrabassoon, and French horn). Note that this has been transposed to E minor to better fit the instruments. The instant download contains the score and all parts.