HANDEL'S CELEBRATED "PASTORAL SYMPHONY"

X: 21421
T: HANDEL'S CELEBRATED "PASTORAL SYMPHONY"
C: G. F. Handel
O: From "The Messiah."
Q: "Slow and soft."
%R: air
B: W. Hamilton "Universal Tune-Book" Vol. 2 Glasgow 1846 p.142 (and p.143 and p.144 #1)
S: http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/itma.dl.printmaterial/book_pdfs/hamiltonvol2web.pdf
Z: 2016 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: F
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% Voice 1 staff layout arranged for small scale (5 staffs, 6-7 bars per staff).
V: 1 staves=3
[|\
f2g a2b c'3 d'3 | c'>ba Tb3 a3 (b/c'/d'2) |\
c'>ba b3 a3- a2g | a>bc' b>c'f e3 c'2g |\
a2g a>gf g3 (a/b/c'2) | a2(g//a//b/) a3 g2c c'3- |
c'3 b3- b>ag a2f | g2f g2a b2f b3 |\
b3 a>gf g2e c'3- | c'>ba b>ag f3 b/c'/d'2 |\
c'>ba a2g f6 | c2d e2f g3 a3 |
b>c'b a>ga g3 a3 | b>c'b a>ga g3 g3- |\
g>ag g2g ^c'3 e'3 | g>ag f2e f3 f3 |\
f>gf f2f =b3 d'3 | f>gf e2d e3 a3 |
g>fe f>ed e3 a3 | g>fe f>ed c'>=ba g2f |\
e3 d3 c3 e3 | f2g a2b c'3 d'3 |\
c'>ba b3 a3 (b/c'/d'2) | c'>ba b3 a3- a2g |\
a>bc' b>c'a g3 c'2g |
a2g a>gf g3 (a/b/c'2) |\
a2(e//f//g/) a3 g2c c'3- | c'3 b3- b>ag a2f |\
g2f g2a b2f b3- | b3 a>gf g2e c'3- |\
c'>ba b>ag f3 (b/c'/d'2) | c'>ba a2g Hf2 |]
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% Voices 2, 3 preserve original staff layout (8 staffs with 4 bars each).
V: 2
[|
f3- f2g a3 b3 | a>gf g3 f3 (g/a/b2) | a>gf g3 f3- f2e | f>ga g>af e2d e>de |
f2e f>ed e2d c3 | f2(e//f//g/) f3 e2c zzc | d2c d2e f2c f2f | f3 _e3- e2d g3 |
g3 f3- f2c a3- | a>gf g>fe f3 g/a/b2 | a>gf f2e f6 | c3- c2d e3 f3 |
g>ag f>ef e3 f3 | g>ag f>ef e3 e3- | e>fe e2e g6 | ^c2e d2c d3 d3 |
d>ed d2d f3- f3 | =B2d c2B c3 f3 | e>dc d>c=B c3 f3 | e>dc d>c=B e2f e2d |
c3 =B3 c6 | f3- f2g a3 b3 | a>gf g3 f3 (g/a/b2) | a>gf g3 f3- f2e |
f>ga g>af e2d e>de | f2e f>ed e2d c3 | f2(e//f//g/) f3 e2c z2c | d2c d2e f2c f2f |
f3 _e3- e2d g3- | g3 f3- (f2c) a3- | a>gf g>fe f3 (g/a/b2) | a>gf f2e Hf2 |]
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V: 3
[|
F12- | F12- | F6 F3- F2c | F6 [c6-C6-] |
[c12-C12-] | [c6-C6-] [c3C3] zzA | B3 G3 F3 zzd | _e3 c3 B3 zzG |
A2G A2B c6 | [c6C6] F6 | F2B c2[cC] F2G A2B | c12- |
c12- | c12 | B6 A6 | A6 d2=c =B2A |
G12- G6 c6- | c6- c6- | c6 [c2C2]D E2F |
G3 G3 c2_B A2G | F12- | F12- | F6 F3 F2c |
F6 [c6-C6-] | [c12-C12-] | [c6C6] [c3C3] z2A | B3 G3 F3 z2d |
_e3 c3 B3 z2G | A2G A2B c6 | [c6C6] F6 | F2B c2[cC] HF2 |]
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Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/Hamilton/HUTB2-1846-V2/0884
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/Hamilton/HUTB2/21421_Handels_Celebrated_Pastoral_Symphony/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/Hamilton/HUTB2/HUTB2-1846-V1/0882
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/Hamilton/HUTB2/HUTB2-1846-V2/0884

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