The Oratorio Anthology: The Vocal Library Tenor | Solo Arias by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Verdi and More | Tenor Vocal Sheet Music with Piano Accompaniment | Medium-Difficult to Difficult

The Oratorio Anthology: The Vocal Library Tenor is a distinguished collection of solo arias from major sacred works by leading Baroque and Romantic composers. Designed for tenor voice with piano accompaniment, this anthology supports advancing students, teachers, and professional singers seeking authoritative repertoire for recital, audition, church, or concert performance.The volume includes approximately 30 arias drawn from masterworks by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Verdi, Puccini, and others. Each selection features newly engraved vocal lines with full piano accompaniment, lyrics and translations, and historical notes for stylistic context. Where appropriate, solo instrumental obbligato lines are included. The level ranges from medium-difficult to difficult, offering repertoire that supports both technical refinement and expressive maturity.The anthology focuses on enduring works from the central sacred choral tradition, favoring arias that remain relevant in today’s performance landscape. It provides a cohesive resource for singers preparing auditions, recitals, academic study, or church performances.Song ListAch, mein Sinn (St. John Passion) * Benedictus (Mass in B Minor) * Comfort ye, my people; Ev'ry valley (Messiah) * Cujus animam (Stabat Mater) * Deposuit potentes (Magnificat) * Domine Deus (Missa Solennelle) * Frohe Hirten (Christmas Oratorio) * If with all your hearts (Elijah) * Ingemisco (Requiem) * Meine Seele ist erschüttert (Christ on the Mount of Olives) * Peccator videbit (Beatus Vir) * Quia fecit mihi magna (Magnificat) * Sanctus (St. Cecilia Mass) * Sound an alarm! (Judas Maccabaeus) * Then shall the righteous shine forth (Elijah) * Total eclipse (Samson) * Waft her, angels (Jephtha) * and more.This tenor oratorio anthology offers a practical and cohesive repertoire resource, making it a valuable addition to any classical singer’s library. Read more