Israel in Egypt
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"Israel in Egypt" is a 1739 oratorio by George Frideric Handel, renowned for its dramatic choral writing depicting the biblical Exodus story.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israel in Egypt canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oratorio ⓘ |
| basedOn | Book of Exodus ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | HWV 54 ⓘ |
| cityOfComposition |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| composer | George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1738 ⓘ |
| followsWork | Saul (Handel) ⓘ |
| genre |
choral work
ⓘ
sacred oratorio ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later choral-oratorio tradition ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine deliverance
ⓘ
judgment on Egypt ⓘ |
| historicalContext | composed for London oratorio season ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterReception | now regarded as one of Handel’s greatest choral works ⓘ |
| librettist | anonymous (compiled from biblical texts) ⓘ |
| librettoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| librettoSource |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| movementType |
choruses
ⓘ
few arias ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| notableAspectOfReception | initially received coolly by audiences ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic choral depiction of the plagues of Egypt
ⓘ
extensive use of chorus ⓘ relatively few solo arias ⓘ |
| part |
Part I: The Lamentation of the Israelites for the Death of Joseph
ⓘ
Part II: Exodus ⓘ Part III: Moses’ Song ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| precededByWork | Saul (Handel) ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1739-04-04 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
King’s Theatre, Haymarket
ⓘ
surface form:
King’s Theatre, Haymarket, London
|
| scoring |
large chorus
ⓘ
orchestra with trumpets and timpani ⓘ voices and orchestra ⓘ |
| structure |
three-part version (original)
ⓘ
two-part version (revised) ⓘ |
| style | late Baroque sacred music ⓘ |
| subject |
Israelites
ⓘ
surface form:
Israelites in Egypt
Moses ⓘ Pharaoh ⓘ biblical Exodus story ⓘ deliverance of the Israelites ⓘ plagues of Egypt ⓘ |
| workByComposer | George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
| year | 1739 ⓘ |
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