Ode for St. Cecilia's Day Georg Friedrich Händel (George Frederic Handel) / Arr. Andreas van Zoelen

Titel / Title: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
Untertitel / Subtitle: Overture
Herausgeber / Publisher: Baton Music
Instrumentation: concert band
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
Serie / Series: Baton Music orchestral series

November 22 should be a holiday for every true music lover. Then it is St. Cecilia's Day, the day of the patron saint of music and musicians. This day was highly regarded in the Anglo-Saxon countries. That is why Handel also wrote his cantate Ode for St. Cecilia's Day in his English years. The cantata has all the joy that goes with a holiday. The premiere was on 22 November 1739 at the Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. Dutch arranger Andreas van Zoelen transcribed the overture of the Cantata for Symphonic Band.