Messiah

Markings and notes

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Page Bar Voice Marking Movement Done

Stands and Sits

Stand on entry of conductor and soloists

Sit on signal

No 4 Stand at beginning; sit at end

No 7 Stand at bar 152 of No 6; sit at end

No 9 Stand at bar 101

No 12 Stand at beginning.

Stay up for Nos 13, 14, 15, 16, 17; sit at end of No 17

No 21 Stand at bar 53 of No 20; stay up for No 22; sit at end

No 24 Stand at beginning.

Stay up for Nos 25, 26, 27, 28; sit at end of No 28

No 33 Stand at beginning; sit when conductor and soloists leave.

Interval 
Stand on arrival of soloists and conductor

No 37 Sit at end

No 39 Stand at bar 21 of No 38 (NB solo violin so stand ppp...)

Sit at end

No 41 Stand at bar 93 of No 40

Sit at end

No 44 Stand at beginning; sit at end

No 46 Stand at bar 160 of No 45;

Sit at end

No 51 Stand at bar 21 of No 50;

Sit at end

No 53 Stand at beginning

At end, sit when conductor and soloists leave
Stand on signal from conductor

Reheasal schedule

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1st Monday rehearsal
No Page Chorus
4 10 And the glory of the Lord
7 24 And He shall purify
9 34 O thou that tellest
12 42 For unto us a child is born
22 75 Behold the Lamb
24 81 Surely He hath borne our griefs
25 85 And with His stripes
33 110 Lift up your heads
41 141 Let us break their bonds asunder
44 150 Hallelujah
2nd Monday rehearsal
No Page Chorus
17 54 Glory to God
21 70 His yoke is easy
26 90 All we like sheep
28 99 He trusted in God
37 126 The Lord gave the word
39 131 Their sound is gone out
46 162 Since by man came death
51 173 But thanks be to God
53 183 Worthy is the Lamb
54 190 Amen
3rd Monday rehearsal
Platform rehearsal in the cathedral, all choruses.