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Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
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The ISWC for “Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)” is T-312613379-3. ISWCs are ISO 15707 identifiers managed by CISAC; they identify the underlying song — its melody, lyrics, and arrangement — rather than any single recording. One composition can have many recordings (ISRCs). This work has 11 known recordings (ISRCs) indexed on Credits.fm.
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T-312613379-3 is an International Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC) that uniquely identifies the musical composition Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass). ISWCs are defined by ISO 15707 and managed by CISAC. Unlike ISRCs which identify recordings, an ISWC identifies the underlying song — the melody, lyrics, and arrangement.
This work has 11 recordings (ISRCs) associated with it. Each recording represents a distinct version — such as the original, a remix, a live performance, or a cover — that shares the same underlying composition.
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Neal Davies, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh
DEF059630705Robert Hale, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
NLA508207151London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter
DEF057230323William Warfield, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
USSM15900397John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
NLA506600098Samuel Ramey, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
USAR28701066MLC Song Code
