See the Conquering Hero Comes

George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel (arr. Michael Brand)

Subtitle: From Judas Maccabeus

General Info

Year: 1746 / 2007
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G&M Brand
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $49.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part 1

• Flute I
• B-flat Soprano Clarinet I
• E-flat Alto Saxophone I
• B-flat Trumpet I

Part 2

• Oboe
• Flute II
• B-flat Soprano Clarinet II
• E-flat Alto Saxophone II
• B-flat Trumpet II

Part 3

• B-flat Soprano Clarinet III
• B-flat Tenor Saxophone
• B-flat Trumpet III
• Horn in F I

Part 4

• Bassoon
• B-flat Soprano Clarinet IV
• B-flat Bass Clarinet
• E-flat Baritone Saxophone
• Horn in F II
• Trombone
• Euphonium
• Tuba

Piano
Percussion, including:

• Glockenspiel
• Snare Drum
• Tambourine

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Judas Maccabaeus (HWV 63) is an oratorio in three acts composed in 1746 by George Frideric Handel based on a libretto written by Thomas Morell. The oratorio was devised as a compliment to the victorious Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland upon his return from the Battle of Culloden (16 April 1746).

The third act chorus, See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes! has been adapted several times, including by Beethoven and as a tune played by brass bands at the opening of new railway lines and stations in Britain during the 19th century.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Performance Notes

This score can be played by as few as four players provided each of the four parts is covered. Additionally, each "choir" within the band – woodwinds, saxophones and brass – is complete so the band director can use contrasting choirs for different sections for variety. The B-flat Clarinets form a separate choir.

There are four B-flat Clarinet lines, but Clarinets II, III and IV are written below the break. If Part 1 is covered by Flute, Alto Saxophone or Trumpet, then Clarinet I may be omitted.

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

Media Links

• Audio: G&M Brand Publishers reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by this Composer

Adaptable Music

• Hail the Conquering Hero (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (1746/2008/2014)
• Hallelujah Chorus (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1741/2013)
• Hallelujah Chorus (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (1741/2003)
• Hornpipe from the "Water Music" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1717/2012)
• Handel's Largo (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1738/2007)
• See the Conquering Hero Comes (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1746/2007)
• Water Music Suite (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1717)

All Wind Works

• Amen (arr. Grace)
• Antiphonal Alleluia (arr. Liebergen) (1746/1999)
• Arm, Arm, Ye Brave (arr. Barrow) (1746/1980)
• Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (arr. Allen) (1748/2007)
• Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (arr. Kenny) (1748/1988)
• Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (arr. Ricketts) (1748/2004)
• Concerto Grosso, Op 6
• Conquering Hero Comes, The, from "Judas Maccabeus"
• Dead March from "Saul"
• Entrance of the Queen of Sheba (arr. Marlatt) (1748/2011)
• Finale Grandioso (arr. Philip Gordon)
• The Gods Go A-Begging (arr. Beecham; arr. Duthoit; rev. Leidzen) (1929/1947)
• Hail the Conquering Hero (arr. Marlatt) (2008)
• Hail the Conquering Hero (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (1746/2008/2014)
• Hallelujah (arr. Davis and Longfield) (1741/2004)
• Hallelujah Chorus (arr Ades) (1741/1958)
• Hallelujah Chorus (arr. Barnes) (1741/1988)
• Hallelujah Chorus (arr. Chiaffarelli) (1741/1941)
• Hallelujah Chorus (arr. Johnson) (1741/1951)
• Hallelujah Chorus (arr. Rondeau) (1741/2010)
• Hallelujah Chorus (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1741/2013)
• Hallelujah Chorus (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (1741/2003)
• Handel's Largo (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1738/2007)
• Hornpipe from the "Water Music" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1717/2012)
• Hornpipe from "Water Music Suite" (1717)
• La Rejouissance (arr. Williams)
• La Rejouissance from "Music for the Royal Fireworks" (arr. Seipp)
• Larghetto (arr. Bullock) (1738/1994)
• Largo (arr. Barnes) (1988)
• Let Me Weep (arr. Haan) (1711/2004)
• March and Gavotte (arr. King) (1705/1956/1990)
• Menuetto from Symphony No. 104 "London" (arr. Glover)
• Messiah Overture (arr. Johnson) (1741/1966)
• Music for the Royal Fireworks (arr. Erickson) (1749/1997)
• Music for the Royal Fireworks, The (arr Boudreau) (arr. Boudreau) (1749/1959)
• Music for the Royal Fireworks, The (arr Mackerras) (arr. Mackerras and Baines) (1749/1960)
• No Shade So Rare (arr. Forsblad) (1738/1999)
• Overture in D Minor
• Royal Fireworks Music (arr. Sartorius) (1749/1941)
• Royal Fireworks Music (arr. Schaefer) (1749/1982)
• Sarabande
• See the Conquering Hero Comes (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1746/2007)
• Slow March from "Scipio"
• Song of Jupiter (arr. Anderson) (1952)
• Suite from "Messiah" (trans. Curnow) (1741/1989)
• Thanks Be to Thee
• Three Chorales for Band (with Pasquini and Tchaikovsky; arr. Thornton) (1992/2004)
• Three Movement from "Water Music" (arr. Wagner) (1715/2014)
• Water Music (arr. Longfield) (1717/1997)
• Water Music Suite (arr. Erickson) (1717/1985)
• Water Music Suite (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1717)
• Water Music Suite (arr. Kay) (1717/1950)
• Zadok the Priest

Resources

• Judas Maccabaeus (Handel), Wikipedia Accessed 8 August 2020
• Last Name, F. ( date). title [score]. publisher:location.
• Perusal score