Arrival of the Queen of Sheba HWV 67, Sinfonia on the third act of the oratorio Solomon, for flute orchester (4 flutes, altoflute in G, bassflute and double bass ad lib), Score and parts

Arr.:Zill, Hans Martin

The 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' is a piece from Georg Friedrich Handel's oratorio Solomon, written in 1748 and performed for the first time on March 17, 1749. The arrangements presented here can be performed both by a flute orchestra and a quartet including solo instruments. When using the quartet version, the orchestration 3 flutes and bass flute should be given preference over the other instrumentations (3 flutes and alto flute or 4 flutes), because it sounds better and does not interfere with Handel's conduct of voices.