Messiah (HWV 56) [1][n 1] is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter [n 2] by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later.

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Handel - Messiah - by London Philharmonic (Complete Concerto/Full) Messiah, composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King...

⇒ 41 more: Comfort ye my people • Ev'ry valley shall be exalted • And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed • Thus saith the Lord of Hosts • But who may abide the day of His coming • And He shall purify • Behold, a virgin shall conceive; O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion • For behold, darkness shall cover the earth • The people that wal...

Messiah, oratorio by German-born English composer George Frideric Handel, premiered in Dublin on April 13, 1742, at Easter rather than at Christmastime, when it is popularly played in the present day. A large-scale semidramatic work for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, it is the source of the familiar “ Hallelujah Chorus.”

Messiah (HWV 56), the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts, listed here in tables for their musical setting and biblical sources.

George Frideric Handel's Messiah was originally an Easter offering. It burst onto the stage of Musick Hall in Dublin on April 13, 1742. The audience swelled to a record 700, as ladies had...

2024年12月21日 · Discover the story behind Handel’s 'Messiah,' which traces the life of Jesus Christ and is one of the greatest choral works of all time.

2024年12月22日 · It's probably the most-heard piece of classical music on Earth, the most sung, and the most recorded. It's "Messiah," by German-British opera composer George Frideric Handel. "It has been in...