Messiah, HWV 56
Oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its... Wikipedia
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Lyricist: Charles Jennens
Composed: 1741
Number: HWV 56
Instrumental: 2 trumpets; timpani; 2 oboes; 2 violins; viola; basso continuo
Movements: 53 in three parts
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