As Pants the Hart, HWV 251 (Handel, George Frideric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 (or 6) movements
Composition Year 1713, 1717-18, 1722, 1738
Genre Categories Anthems; Religious works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; For voices, mixed chorus, continuo; Scores with basso continuo; For voices and chorus with solo instruments

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Scores

First version, HWV 251a (1713)

 Complete Score
#397907 - 2.31MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 403×⇩ - Carolus

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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 36. Psalms III (pp.233-47)
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1871. Plate H.W. 34.
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Second version, HWV 251b (1718)

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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 34. Psalms I (pp.207-38)
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1871. Plate H.W. 34.
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 Complete Score
#720357 - 10.12MB, 38 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/V*/V* - 50×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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Editor Max Schneider (1875-1967)
Kurt Fiebeg (1908-1988)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, n.d.[1948].
Reprinted Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1971-87). Catalog A5430.
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Misc. Notes Full Score is 10x13 scan.
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 Complete Score
#472957 - 3.06MB, 74 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 878×⇩ - BrianBartoldus

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Third version, HWV 251c (1722)

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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 34. Psalms I (pp.239-76)
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1871. Plate H.W. 34.
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Fourth version, HWV 251d (1722)

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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 34. Psalms I (pp.277-88)
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 Complete Score
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Misc. Notes new edition of HWV 251d, listed by Chrysander as "Anthem VId"
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Parts

 Oboe
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⇒ 6 more: Bassoon • Violins I • Violins II • Cellos • Basses • Harpsichord/Organ

 Bassoon
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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 Harpsichord/Organ
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Editor Max Schneider (1875-1967)
Kurt Fiebeg (1908-1988)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, n.d.[1948].
Reprinted Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1971-87). Catalog A5430.
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General Information

Work Title As Parts the Hart
Alternative. Title Chandos Anthem No.6 (HWV 251b)
Name Translations As Pants the Hart
Name Aliases HWV 251; Chandos Anthem No.6
Authorities Wikipedia
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 251*
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 79
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 (or 6) movements:
  • First version, HWV 251a (1713)
  1. Soli and Chorus: As pants the hart (Tempo ordinario, D minor, 52 bars)
  2. Solo and Quartet: Tears are my daily food (Larghetto, A minor, 44 bars)
  3. Recitative (tenor): Now when I think thereupon (C major, 10 bars)
  4. Chorus: In the voice of praise and thanksgiving (Allegro, F major 44 bars)
  5. Duet (alto, tenor): Why so full of grief, O my soul (Larghetto, D minor, 86 bars)
  6. Solo and Chorus: Put thy trust in God (Allegro ma non troppo, A major, 45 bars)
  • Second version, HWV 251b (1718)
  1. Sonata (no tempo, D minor, 52 bars)
  2. Trio (soprano, tenor, bass) and Chorus: As pants the hart
    (Largo, D minor, 56 bars)
  3. Solo (alto): Tears are my daily food (Larghetto, A minor, 66 bars)
  4. Recitative (bass): Now when I think thereupon (Largo, D minor, 6 bars)
  5. Chorus: For I went with the multitude in the voice of praise and thanksgiving
    (D minor, 66 bars)
  6. Duet (alto, tenor): Why so full of grief, O my soul (Larghetto, D minor, 99 bars)
  7. Solo and Chorus: Put thy trust in God (Andante, D minor, 173 bars)
  • Third version, HWV 251c (1722)
  1. Sonata (no tempo-Allegro, E minor, 63+41 bars)
  2. Soli and Chorus: As pants the hart (Adagio, E minor, 52 bars)
  3. Solo (soprano): Tears are my daily food (Un poco adagio, A minor, 95 bars)
  4. Solo (tenor): Now when I think thereupon (Andante, E minor, 23 bars)
  5. Chorus: In the voice of praise and thanksgiving (E minor, 44 bars)
  6. Duet (soprano, tenor): Why so full of grief, O my soul (Larghetto, B minor, 138 bars)
  7. Solo and Chorus: Put thy trust in God (no tempo, E minor, 71 bars)
  • Fourth version, HWV 251d (1722)
  1. Soli and Chorus: As pants the hart (no tempo, D minor, 43 bars)
  2. Solo (alto): Tears are my daily food (Andante, A minor, 56 bars)
  3. Solo (alto): Now when I think thereupon (Adagio, A minor, 29 bars)
  4. Chorus: In the voice of praise and thanksgiving (no tempo, F major, 29 bars)
  5. Duet (soprano, alto): Why so full of grief, O my soul (Larghetto, G minor, 77 bars)
  6. Solo and Chorus: Put thy trust in God (no tempo, B-flat major, 43 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1713, 1717-18, 1722, 1738
First Performance. 1718 in Cannons Park, St. Lawrence Whitchurch (HWV 251b)
Librettist Psalm 42
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
External Links Wikipeida article
Extra Information *The HWV catalogue assigns 5 letters to designate the different versions, which are all related but not identical by any means. HWV 251b is an expansion of 251a with orchestral accompaniment, and 251c (1722) is similarly an expanded orchestration of 251d. HWV 251e (1738) is largely based on 251c but has an extended sinfonia plus an added Alleluia at the end.
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