The Messiah was composed from august 22 to September 14, 1741 by George Frederik Handel (1685-1759) Perhaps one of the most complete opera libretto ever written. It was based after the Bible's prophecy of a child that would be born to save the world.
George Frederic Handel. Bear in mind that most operas at the time were sung in Italian, regardless of the composer's home country.
the Messiah
It is originally in Italian. It is from Act I of his opera, Ezio, HWV 29. It is sung by the charachter Varo and is called "Se un bel'ardire". The opera premiered in 1732. The aria was adapted to English words by William Hills
Vivaldi composed his "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" in 1713.
He was deeply religious. But he did not write messiah.
The Messiah was composed from august 22 to September 14, 1741 by George Frederik Handel (1685-1759) Perhaps one of the most complete opera libretto ever written. It was based after the Bible's prophecy of a child that would be born to save the world.
George Frederic Handel. Bear in mind that most operas at the time were sung in Italian, regardless of the composer's home country.
baroque oratorios
he wrote in the Baroque Period in the History of Music :>
water suite
the Messiah
It is originally in Italian. It is from Act I of his opera, Ezio, HWV 29. It is sung by the charachter Varo and is called "Se un bel'ardire". The opera premiered in 1732. The aria was adapted to English words by William Hills
Vivaldi composed his "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" in 1713.
Handel lived in Germany and Britain and Italy.
because
Handel wrote music because it was his desire and he followed his dreams