The Bible in Music

Reading List

Reference Works

  • Siobhán Dowling Long & John F.A. Sawyer, The Bible in Music: A Dictionary of Songs, Works, and More (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2015)
  • Sönke Remmert, Bibeltexte in der Musik. Ein Verzeichnis ihrer Vertonungen (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 1996)

Old Testament

Genesis

Genesis 1
Genesis 38-45
  • Bonifazio Asioli, Giuseppe in Galaad | oratorio (1785) Wikipedia
  • Willem de Fesch, Joseph | oratorio (1745) Wikipedia
  • Georg Friedrich Händel, Joseph and his Brethren | oratorio (1743) IMSLP, Wikipedia
  • Charles Edward Horsley, Joseph | oratorio (1853)
  • Giuseppe Porsile, Giuseppe riconosciuto | oratorio (1733) Wikipedia

Judges

  • Charles Edward Horsley, Gideon | oratorio (1860) IMSLP
  • Giuseppe Porsile, Sisara | oratorio (1719) Wikipedia

1 and 2 Samuel

  • Charles Edward Horsley, David | oratorio

1 and 2 Kings

Esther

  • Eugen d’Albert, Ouvertüre zu Grillparzers Esther | overture (1888) IMSLP
  • Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Historia Esther | motets (1677-1678)
  • Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, La liberatrice del popoplo giudaico nella Persia | oratorio (1773) IMSLP
  • Reynaldo Hahn, Esther | for voices and chorus with orchestra (1898) IMSLP, Wikipedia
  • Georg Friedrich Händel, Esther | oratorio (1718, 1732) IMSLP, Wikipedia
  • Giovanni Legrenzi, Gli sponsali d’Ester | oratorio (1675) Wikipedia
  • Gennaro Manna, Esther | oratorio (1770) IMSLP
  • Jan Meyerowitz, Esther | opera (1957-60) Wikipedia
  • Jan Meyerowitz, Midrash Esther | symphony (1954) Wikipedia
  • Darius Milhaud, Esther de Carpentras | opera buffa (1925–27) Wikipedia
  • Jean-Baptiste Moreau, Esther | for voices and chorus with orchestra (1689) IMSLP
  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Quid habes Hester | motet for 5 voices (1575) IMSLP
  • Alessandro Stradella, Ester, liberatrice dell’ popolo ebrae | oratorio (17th century) IMSLP
  • Nicolaus Adam Strungk, Die liebreiche, durch Tugend und Schönheit erhöhte Esther | opera (1680) Wikipedia

Jonah

  • Giacomo Carissimi, Jonas | oratorio (17th century) IMSLP, Wikipedia
  • Wladimir Vogel, Jona ging doch nach Ninive | drama-oratorio (1957–58) Wikipedia

New Testament

Gospel of Matthew

  • Johann Sebastian Bach, St Matthew Passion | passion oratorio (1727, revised 1743-46 ) IMSLP, Wikipedia

Gospel of John

  • Johann Sebastian Bach, St John Passion | passion oratorio (1724, revised 1725, 1732, 1749) IMSLP, Wikipedia
  • Arvo Pärt, Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem | passion cantata (1989) Text, Wikipedia

Acts

Apocrypha

Judith

  • Willem de Fesch, Judith | oratorio, music lost (1733) Wikipedia
  • Giuseppe Porsile, Il trionfo di Giuditta | oratorio (1723) Wikipedia
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