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Q: Who composed the libretto for Handel's Messiah?
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When did Handel composed the messiah?

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.


Who was handels best-known religious work?

messiah


Where was handels messiah first performed?

Dublin, Ireland


What is Handels Messiah starting with the letters ori?

Handel's Messiah is an oratorio. The "i" is likely incorrect.


What was handels most famous oratorio?

Messiah. Handel wrote oratorios, of which the most famous is 'Messiah'.


Why is handels messiah so famous?

it brings joy to lives


What is Handel's best known work?

the messiah was handels most famous peice of music.


Is the libretto for Handel's oratorio Messiah is a compilation of verses from the Bible?

The libretto is a compilation of biblical verses from the old and New Testaments, set in three parts.


What is the Handels Messiah?

It's a Baroque-era oratorio. An oratorio is a concert piece for voice and orchestra that tells a story, usually from the Bible.


What is the tonality in handels messiah chorus?

It doesn't make sense to ask what is the tonality of THE Messiah chorus because there are lots of choruses in Messiah. If you mean the most well-known one, the Hallelujah chorus, it's in D major.


When was the oratorio The Messiah composed?

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.


When was the hallelujah chorus first performed?

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.