SIR EUGÈNE GOOSSENS' ORCHESTRATION
of
HANDEL'S "MESSIAH"
Sir Eugène Goossens 1893 - 1962 Composer and Conductor. Founding conductor of Rochester (NY) Symphony Orchestra and conductor of Cincinnati and Sydney Symphony Orchestras
Sir Eugène Goossens' Orchestration of Handel's Messiah is the copyright property of Meriden Music.
Please address all enquiries to Meriden Music or to our North American agent, the Theodore Presser Company.
This orchestration may be performed along with any standard choral edition of Handel's Messiah; the orchestra required being as follows:
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Symphony
Orchestra -
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3
Flutes (piccolo), 4 Oboes (cor anglais),
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2
Clarinets (bass clarinet), 2 Bassoons, 1 Contrabassoon;
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4
Horns, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba;
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Timpani;
3 Percussion; Harp & Strings.
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Since Meriden acquired the copyright, this arrangement of The Messiah has been twice broadcast by the BBC World Service, broadcast in Japan and twice performed in the Carnegie Hall, New York.
To Read about Goossens' Manuscript
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