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Messiah (HWV 56), the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts. The wordbook (also called libretto or text) was supplied by Charles Jennens. This article covers Part I and describes the relation of the musical setting to the text.
The Handel and Haydn Society performs Handel's Messiah (Part 1 of 3) Masaaki Suzuki, conductor Elizabeth Watts, soprano Reginald Mobley, countertenor Nicholas Phan, tenor Dashon Burton, bass...
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Structure and concept. The oratorio's structure follows the liturgical year: Part I corresponding with Advent, Christmas, and the life of Jesus; Part II with Lent, Easter, the Ascension, and Pentecost; and Part III with the end of the church year—dealing with the end of time.
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Messiah (HWV 56), the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts. The wordbook (also called libretto or text) was supplied by Charles ...
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Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness; prepare ye the way of the Lord...
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Oct 20, 1999 · MESSIAH (1742) A Sacred Oratorio. Words by Charles Jennens. PART ONE. 1. Sinfonia (Overture) 2. Accompagnato. Tenor. 3. Air. Tenor. 4. Chorus. 5. Accompagnato. Bass. 6. Air. Alto or soprano. 7. Chorus. 8. Recitative. Alto. 9. Air and Chorus. Alto. Chorus O thou that tellest. . . etc. 10. Accompagnato. Bass. 11. Air. Bass. 12. Chorus.
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Messiah (HWV 56) 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 by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later.
