Handel's Messiah: Warm-Ups for Successful Performance

By Jason Paulk

(Choral). This valuable resource is a must for every choral director that prepares a chorus to sing Handel's Messiah In three sections, Part I - Introduction to Preparing Messiah highlights Baroque performance practice and Ideals, Practical Considerations for Performing Messiah and other helpful information; Part II includes warm-ups for 20 choruses; Part III includes Appendices with a historical context of Messiah, primary sources supporting Baroque style and expression and a recommended reading list. The director score includes the full text and warm-ups with piano accompaniments, along with a code for accessing downloadable singer parts online. The singer book includes a handy folder-sized print edition of the vocal warm-ups.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1495073726
• ISBN13: 9781495073724
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 224 Pages