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The finale of the second part of Handel’s Messiah, the Hallelujah Chorus is a beloved piece of music. Lyrically, it announces Jesus’s triumphant reign after His Resurrection. Apr. 14, 1742 1...
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The "Hallelujah Chorus," from George Frideric Handel 's Messiah, is such an iconic piece of music — and is so ingrained as a Christmas tradition — that it's easy to take its exuberance and its...
New recommendations. 0:00 / 0:00. Handel: Messiah - Chorus: Hallelujah! Leonard Bernstein, conductor New York Philharmonic Westminster Choir John Finley Williamson, director Recorded at 30t...
In Part II, Handel concentrates on the Passion of Jesus and ends with the Hallelujah chorus. In Part III he covers Paul's teachings on the resurrection of the dead and Christ's glorification in heaven. Handel wrote Messiah for modest vocal and instrumental forces, with optional alternate settings for many of the individual numbers. In the years ...