Comfort ye, my people
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"Comfort ye, my people" is the opening tenor recitative from George Frideric Handel’s oratorio *Messiah*, introducing the work’s message of consolation and hope.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
recitative
ⓘ
vocal composition ⓘ |
| associatedLiturgicalSeason |
Advent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnTextFrom | Book of Isaiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalBookSource | Isaiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | HWV 56 (movement from) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 13 April 1742 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Neal’s Music Hall, Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Messiah premiere in Dublin ⓘ |
| firstPublicationWork | Messiah (1741–1742) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInWork | Sinfony (Overture) from Messiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsTextOpening | Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God ⓘ |
| genre | oratorio movement ⓘ |
| hasContinuation | Ev’ry valley shall be exalted ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 18th century ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfLibretto | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Charles Jennens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementNumberInMessiah | 2 ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
accompanied recitative style
ⓘ
expressive string accompaniment ⓘ |
| orchestration | tenor solo and string orchestra with continuo ⓘ |
| originalPerformanceContext | charity concert in Dublin ⓘ |
| partOf | Messiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLargerWorkType | oratorio ⓘ |
| placeInStructureOfMessiah | Part I ⓘ |
| positionInWork | opening tenor recitative ⓘ |
| scriptureSource | Isaiah 40:1–3 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | God’s promise of comfort to His people ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | Larghetto e piano ⓘ |
| textLanguage | English ⓘ |
| textType | biblical prose ⓘ |
| theme |
consolation
ⓘ
divine comfort for Israel ⓘ hope ⓘ |
| voiceType | tenor ⓘ |
| workByComposer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTonalCenter | B-flat major ⓘ |
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Messiah