There were shepherds

~ Recording by George Frideric Handel

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8There were shepherds1:49George Frideric HandelMessiah: HighlightsGeorge Frideric Handel; Musica Sacra, Richard Westenburg, Judith Blegen, Katherine Ciesinski, John Aler, John CheekAlbum
  • -1990
RCA Victor Silver Seal

Relationships

recording of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
later parody versions:We Love Sheep
later versions:Der Messias, K. 572: Teil I, Nr. 9b. Recitativo: “Es waren Hirten beisammen auf dem Felde” (soprano II)
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I (order: 14)
parts:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14a. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field” (Soprano)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14b. Recitative “And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)
arrangements:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. There were shepherds abiding in the field. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (Goossens-Beecham Edition)