Numbers SINGERS AND CHORUS USE

following the Bärenreiter

edition by
Bärenrei
ter,
1972
2 Comfort ye Tenor
3 Ev'ry valley Tenor
5 Thus said the Lord Bass
6 But who may abide Alto
- Behold, a virgin shall conceive Boy
8 O thou that tellest Alto
9 For behold, darkness Bass
10 The people that walked in darkness Bass
- There were shepherds Boy
13 And lo, the angel of the Lord Sopran
o
- And the angel said unto them Boy
14 And suddenly there was with the angel Sopran
o
16 Rejoice greatly [final version in C, not Sopran
in 12/8] o
- Then shall the eyes of the blind Boy
17 He shall feed his flock Sopran
o&
Alto
20 He was despised [NO B Section or DA Alto
CAPO]
24 All they that see Him Tenor
26 Thy rebuke hath broken His heart Tenor
27 Behold and see Tenor
28 He was cut off Tenor
29 But Thou didst not leave Sopra
no
- Unto which of the angels Tenor
32 Thou art gone up on high Alto
34ax How beautiful are the feet [short Sopran
version, without B section "Their o
sound..."]
36 Why do the nations [Short variant Bass
version; making cut at bar 39 to
alternative ending]
- He that dwelleth in heaven Tenor
38 Thou shalt break them [air, not recit.] Tenor
40 I know that my Redeemer liveth Sopran
o
42 Behold, I tell you a mystery Bass
43 The trumpet shall sound [NO B section Bass
or DA CAPO]
- Then shall be brought to pass Alto
 44x O death, where is thy sting? [short Alto &
version, 24 bars (CUT bars 6-22)] Tenor
46 If God be for us Sopran
o

MESSIAH 2014 – New York Philharmonic REVISED WEDOW VERSION

N.B. This list shows the versions of the arias to be sung by the soloists. All the chorus
numbers are sung as normal: there are no other cuts.