{"product_id":"479-handel-george-frederic-joshua-and-oratorio-1748","title":"Handel, George Frederic. (1685-1759) Joshua and Oratorio [1748]","description":"66 pages, folio (c.32.5 x 23.4cm), engraved title and music, table of songs and advertisement, privilege. Worn contemporary marble boards.  Front joint separating, a few small stains.  Smith no.1; RISM H 614.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoshua, composed between 19 July and 19 August in 1747, and first performed in March 1748, is Handel's fourth collaboration with the librettist Thomas Morell. This further \"victory\" oratorio, written only a few months after the enormously successful debut of Judas Maccabaeus, has been somewhat overshadowed by its predecessor though it contains some of Handel's greatest music.","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093099925663,"sku":"479","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Handel_2C_Joshua060.jpg?v=1722185935","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/479-handel-george-frederic-joshua-and-oratorio-1748","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}