answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Program. More specifically, it's an oratorio. It tells the story of the life of Christ.

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Is messiah by George Handel a program or absolute music?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Is messiah by George Handel program or absolute music?

It is about as 'program' as you can get.


Who composed The Messiah?

George Frideric Handel. Born in Saxony, prior to him becoming a naturalised British subject in 1726, his name was Georg Friedrich Händel.


Who was George handel?

composer of "messiah"


What was Handel Messiah known for?

The Handel Messiah is a 1741 oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel. The Handel Messiah became the best-known and most performed choral works in Western music.


Why did george handel write the messiah?

He was deeply religious. But he did not write messiah.


Who was George Frideric Handel?

composer of "messiah"


Who wrote the thing of messiah?

George Fredrick Handel He wrote the song Messiah


Who is the composer of Messiah?

George Frideric Handel: Which is why it is often called "Handel's Messiah" Originally composed 1741 but Handel tweeked it multiple times until 1754.


What is one composition that George Handel wrote?

The Messiah.


Who first performed the messiah?

george frederick handel


What positive effect did Messiah have on George Handel?

he became pregnant.


What musical forces did George Handel have at the first performance of the Messiah?

no