Handel Messiah

E138183
oratorio

Handel's Messiah is a renowned 18th-century English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, celebrated for its choral writing and especially the "Hallelujah" chorus, and frequently performed during the Christmas and Easter seasons.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Handel oratorios 2
HWV 56 (within Messiah) 1
Handel Messiah canonical 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf oratorio ⓘ
associatedCity Dublin ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
catalogueNumber HWV 56 ⓘ
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
dateComposed 1741 ⓘ
famousMovement Hallelujah Chorus ⓘ
surface form: Hallelujah chorus
firstPerformanceCity Dublin ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 13 April 1742 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Neal’s Music Hall, Dublin ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
sacred oratorio ⓘ
hasKeyMovement For unto us a Child is born ⓘ
Hallelujah Chorus ⓘ
surface form: Hallelujah chorus
language English ⓘ
librettist Charles Jennens ⓘ
movement Hallelujah Chorus ⓘ
surface form: Amen chorus

And the glory of the Lord ⓘ
Comfort ye, my people ⓘ
Every valley shall be exalted ⓘ
For unto us a Child is born ⓘ
He was despised ⓘ
I know that my Redeemer liveth ⓘ
Tuba mirum ⓘ
surface form: The trumpet shall sound

Worthy is the Lamb ⓘ
notableTradition audience stands during Hallelujah chorus ⓘ
numberOfParts 3 ⓘ
originalScoring SATB chorus ⓘ
SATB soloists ⓘ
basso continuo ⓘ
string orchestra ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
trumpets ⓘ
voices and orchestra ⓘ
part Part I ⓘ
Part II ⓘ
Part III ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
placeComposed London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
religiousContext Christianity ⓘ
structureFeature arias ⓘ
choruses ⓘ
recitatives ⓘ
subjectMatter Passion of Christ ⓘ
resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form: Resurrection of Christ

life of Jesus Christ ⓘ
prophecies of the Messiah ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
textSource Book of Common Prayer ⓘ
King James Version ⓘ
surface form: King James Bible
typicalPerformanceSeason Christmas ⓘ
Easter ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Westminster Symphonic Choir → repertoireIncludes → Handel Messiah ⓘ
Mervyn Warren → notableWork → Handel Messiah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration (arrangements and production)
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir → notableRecording → Handel Messiah ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Messiah (Handel)
Hallelujah Chorus → catalogueNumber → Handel Messiah ⓘ
this entity surface form: HWV 56 (within Messiah)
George Frideric Handel’s oratorio "Belshazzar" → partOf → Handel Messiah ⓘ
subject surface form: Belshazzar
this entity surface form: Handel’s English oratorios
Haydn The Creation → inspiredBy → Handel Messiah ⓘ
subject surface form: The Creation
this entity surface form: Handel oratorios
Nicholas McGegan → hasRecorded → Handel Messiah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Handel oratorios