Part I
4 And the glory
8 O thou that tellest
12 For unto us a child is born
17 Glory to God
Part II
22 Behold the Lamb of God
24 Surely He hath borne our griefs
25 And with His stripes
26 He trusted in God
33 Lift up your heads
44 Hallelujah
Part III
46 Since by man came death
51 But thanks be to God
53 Worthy is the Lamb and
Amen
Part Specific Learning Files
Part specific learning files are not regular audio files of a choir singing the music. They are usually computer generated MIDI files which do not include voices. The advantage of these files is that the individual part can be emphasized. Often the tempo can be changed, to play them faster or slower. CyberBass is a wonderful website which provides part-specific files for many major choral works, including Messiah
Click Here to go to CyberBass Messiah files
if the link does not work, copy and paste this URL into your browser:
www.cyberbass.com/Major_Works/Handel_GF/Handel_Messiah.htm
Once you're on the page, scoll down to the chorus and part you wish to hear. Double click on the part name (next to the desired chorus) and it should automatically begin to play. You may hear better using headphones, but it works fine coming from the computer speakers.
If you want to have the materials on a cd, you may order it directly from CyberBass (look at the page header advertisements) or you can find them from many other sources on the internet. Just google "Messiah learning files" or some such and several sources will pop up. I like CyberBass because it's so easy to use and clear. The parts do not always follow the Watkins Shaw edition, so some spots will be a little different.
List of Choruses we will sing
Handel's Messiah - 2012
Recordings of Messiah
If you got 10 musicians in a room and asked them what was their favorite recording of Messiah, you'd likely get 15 different answers. For our purposes I am going to reccommend two: a recording done by the MIT Concert Choir, and the 1966 recording conducted by Sir Colin Davis.
The MIT Concert Choir has made their recording of Messiah available free of charge on the internet. Each song may be played separately. This is a college production and does not have the polish of a good professional recording. But it is quite good and basically reflects the Watkins Shaw edition. The good news is that it's free, the bad news is that you can only listen to it on the computer.
Click here to go to the MIT Concert Choir Messiah
If the link does not work, copy and paste this URL into your browser:
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Messiah
In 1966 Colin Davis and the London Philharmonic Orchestra recorded Messiah, using primarily the (then new) Watkins Shaw edition. It has been reissued as CDs, and remains one of the premier recordings available. If you wish, you can download it from Amazon.com as mp3 files, then burn it to audio cds, all for about $14. Or you can order the cds from Amazon for $16 (or less, if you get a used set). When you go to the Amazon page, it is the first item listed. (It says 1993, but it is the 1966 recording).
Click here to go to the Amazon.com page for this Messiah recording
If the link does not work, copy and paste this entire URL into your browser:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_13?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=messiah+colin+davis&x=0&y=0&sprefix=messiah+colin%2Cpopular%2C184