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Overture and Sinfonia from Solomon
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- AvP Number : 126
- Composer : G.F. Handel
- Composer Dates : 1685-1759
- Instrumentation : SATB recorders
- Format : score and parts
- Difficulty : Moderately difficult
- Pages (print) : 28
- Pages (download) : 27
Arranged by R.D. Tennent. The overture of the oratorio Solomon is in the familiar French style: a stately dotted-rhythm introduction leads into a robust fugue. The lively Sinfonia has become known as The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, and is one of Handel’s most popular compositions.
