Britten Thematic Catalogue

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BTC1063 HANDEL: SAMSON

Editorial alterations
Composition date: pre 16 Jun 1956
Genre: Editorial

Notes

Alternative ending for middle section of the chorus 'With thunder arm'd' so as to omit the da capo; and a recit ending so as to go straight onto the 'Symphony of horror and confusion', omitting Manoah's aria 'How willing my paternal love' and Micah's recitative 'Your hopes of his deliv'ry'.

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