Christmas Oratorio I
Exult! Rejoice!
Awake! Glorify the days!
Praise what the All Highest today has done!
Set aside fear, banish lamentation,
Swell with full joy and merriment!
Serve the All Highest with glorious song,
Let us worship the name of the Lord!
Latin.
Messiah is an oratorio by Handel for English libretto in 1741. It was premiered in 1742 at Dublin. The striking feature about this massive oratorio is that it is composed in 24 days.
The Messiah is an English language oratorio that was composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. He composed up to 50 operas, some of them are: Alcina, Oreste, Orlando, Sireo.
That sounds like Handel.
Victor Crowther has written: 'The oratorio in Modena' -- subject(s): Oratorio 'The oratorio in Bologna (1650-1730)' -- subject(s): Civilization, Oratorio
The composer George Handel is considered a master of Italian opera and the English oratorio and became one of England's most important composers. He was a favorite of Queen Anne.
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Christmas.
"Christmas" in English means Natale in Italian.
"Christmas in Rome" in English is Natale a Roma in Italian.
"Christmas card" in English is biglietto natalizio in Italian.
The translation for the English word Christmas in the luhya language is Krismasi.