HWV 61
E577046
HWV 61 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s English oratorio "Belshazzar," composed in the mid-18th century.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Handel-Werke-Verzeichnis entry
ⓘ
musical work catalogue number ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Biblical Book of Daniel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Testament narrative of Belshazzar’s feast ⓘ |
| catalogue | Handel-Werke-Verzeichnis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Bernd Baselt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumberFor | George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Belshazzar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German-British ⓘ |
| countryOfComposition | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1744 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1744 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1745-03-27 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Covent Garden Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dramatic oratorio
ⓘ
sacred oratorio ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arioch
NERFINISHED
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Belshazzar NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ Gobrias NERFINISHED ⓘ Nitocris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorus |
Babylonians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jewish exiles ⓘ Persians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDepicted | 6th century BC ⓘ |
| historicalSetting | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Charles Jennens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | Handel’s English oratorios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Belshazzar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messiah, HWV 56 NERFINISHED ⓘ Samson, HWV 57 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring | solo voices, chorus, orchestra ⓘ |
| startTime | 1744 ⓘ |
| subject | Belshazzar, king of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
deliverance of the Jews
ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ fall of Babylon ⓘ |
| titleOfWork | Belshazzar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | oratorio ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Belshazzar