Handel G.F. | Arrival of the Queen of Sheba arr. organ (Short Version)
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Date: 2020-06-30

The #ArrivaloftheQueenofSheba by G.F. #Handel is a very popular piece and is often used as a #wedding #processional. Free #sheetmusic link:    This #shortened version has just 36 bars and lasts for just over a minute which is often long enough for the purposes of most weddings in church's of the smaller variety.

The sounding key of the organ arrangement is G major and the video score plays back at a tempo of 100 quarter note (crotchet) beats to the minute. Three registrations are suggested and used in the realisation and are also suggested for a performance.

Playing the full version is quite a challenge because of the key changes which make closing off the music in the context of a wedding rather unpredictable and often not easy.

The sinfonia was originally scored for two oboes and strings and comes from Act III of Handel’s oratorio “Solomon.” The title the was given to the Sinfonia by Sir Thomas Beecham possibly in the 1930’s.

Do have a look at the PlentyMusic blog  "Encouraging pianists to become occasional organists". Explore the link on the PlentyMusic home page.