For Unto Us a Child is Born for Two Flutes & Organ

Dear Flutelovers,

Jon Raybould has just arranged this glorious section of Handel's Messiah for two flutes and organ or backing track. How beautiful! I can't wait to hear recordings of it with live flutists to hear the projection! Jon's message about his work is below, best, Jen

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 Hello Flutists, 

I have just arranged "For Unto Us A Child Is Born" from Handel's "The Messiah" - for 2 flutes and organ duet (3 hands). Video:

Purchase the sheet music  ($6) for this piece: Sheetmusic Direct or Sheetmusicplus.

No organ or perhaps no organist? No problem - backing track here: Google Drive Backing Track.

Notes: This is a version for 2 flutes - and organ for 3 hands (ie 2 organists). It's been arranged like this to increase accessibility for performances in church. Basically, organ reductions of the orchestral score are invariably very hard to play - especially the fast semiquaver (16th note) runs in thirds. So I've split the top line to be played by a second organist (primo) sat to the right of the main organist (secondo). The right-hand player plays music just on the treble clef with one hand; therefore this person might be a student or essentially a non-organist.

This is one of my most favourite, uplifting Christmas songs ever!! How incredible that Handel completed this 260-page oratorio in just 24 days during the summer of 1741. Happy holidays! Best wishes to all, Jon Raybould