Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42559 in Books
• Published on: 1999-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 258 pages

Customer Reviews

'Messiah' : Aspects to know before buying.
This 264 page Watkins Shaw edition, popular for performances, is good, clearly set out and easy to read for both those new to 'Messiah' and the experienced requiring a copy of this edition.
BUT, it is thick (about 15mm), and hence relatively heavy due partly to a lengthy Preface but more so to its 33 page Appendix! It can make the arms ache when involved in a full performance, particularly when one has to stand for most of it!!
On the plus side, the current Amazon discounted price for a copy, with free p&p, is very attractive.

handels messiah
I needed a clear copy of the messiah and i found one, this book is clear, easy to read, and not as heavy as some of the messiah books that i have held. It is great value for money and rare, as most of the music shops on the high street do not have this book any more. well done amazon

Messiah
Watkins Shaw's final edition of Handel's Messiah was pretty well his finale as a musical editor. His work is scholarly yet accessible for Choirs (unlike Tobin's edition which appeared nearly fifty years ago and was contemporaneous with Watkins Shaw's first edition!) The volume presented by Novello is very legible, though somewhat heavy in the hand owing to a larger page size. This latter, however, allows for much clearer print, appreciated by older Choristers. This edition looks like becoming a 'standard' in much the way Ebenezer Prout's longstanding edition was for so long.