Hallelujah Chorus
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The "Hallelujah Chorus" is the famous, jubilant choral climax from Handel’s oratorio *Messiah*, renowned for its powerful “Hallelujah” refrain and tradition of audiences standing during performances.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hallelujah chorus | 2 |
| Amen chorus | 1 |
| Hallelujah Chorus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Hallelujah Chorus Context triple: [George Frideric Handel, notableMovement, Hallelujah Chorus]
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Hallelujah
"Hallelujah" is a widely acclaimed, often-covered song by Leonard Cohen known for its haunting melody and spiritually infused, poetic lyrics.
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B.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
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C.
Ode to Joy
"Ode to Joy" is the famous choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, widely recognized as a universal anthem of unity and brotherhood and used as the official anthem of the European Union.
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D.
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" is an inspirational show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *The Sound of Music*, sung by the Mother Abbess as a call to pursue one's dreams.
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E.
Trisagion Hymn
The Trisagion Hymn is an ancient and central Christian liturgical chant that repeatedly acclaims God as “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,” used especially in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic worship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hallelujah Chorus Target entity description: The "Hallelujah Chorus" is the famous, jubilant choral climax from Handel’s oratorio *Messiah*, renowned for its powerful “Hallelujah” refrain and tradition of audiences standing during performances.
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A.
Hallelujah
"Hallelujah" is a widely acclaimed, often-covered song by Leonard Cohen known for its haunting melody and spiritually infused, poetic lyrics.
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B.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
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C.
Ode to Joy
"Ode to Joy" is the famous choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, widely recognized as a universal anthem of unity and brotherhood and used as the official anthem of the European Union.
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D.
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" is an inspirational show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *The Sound of Music*, sung by the Mother Abbess as a call to pursue one's dreams.
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E.
Trisagion Hymn
The Trisagion Hymn is an ancient and central Christian liturgical chant that repeatedly acclaims God as “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,” used especially in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic worship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
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chorus ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| associatedLegend | King George II stood during a London performance ⓘ |
| associatedSeason |
Christmas
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Easter ⓘ |
| biblicalSource |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
Book of Revelation ⓘ
surface form:
Revelation 11
Book of Revelation ⓘ
surface form:
Revelation 19
Revelation 19:16 ⓘ Revelation 19:6 ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber |
Handel Messiah
ⓘ
surface form:
HWV 56 (within Messiah)
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| commonlyPerformedBy |
amateur community choirs
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church choirs ⓘ professional choirs ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | one of the most famous choral works in Western music ⓘ |
| firstPerformance | 13 April 1742 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Dublin ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Messiah premiere ⓘ |
| genre | oratorio chorus ⓘ |
| influenced | later choral and sacred music traditions ⓘ |
| key | D major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christmas celebrations
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Easter celebrations ⓘ |
| musicalForm | through-composed chorus ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrasting choral textures
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powerful repeated Hallelujah refrain ⓘ use of trumpets and timpani for majesty ⓘ |
| openingWord | Hallelujah ⓘ |
| partOf | Messiah ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | audience stands during performance ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| positionInWork | end of Part II of Messiah ⓘ |
| refrain | Hallelujah ⓘ |
| scoring |
SATB choir
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orchestra ⓘ timpani ⓘ trumpets ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Kingship of Jesus
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surface form:
Christ’s triumph and reign
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| tempoIndication | Allegro ⓘ |
| textCompiler | Charles Jennens ⓘ |
| textSource |
King James Version
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surface form:
King James Bible
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| texture | homophonic and polyphonic ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 4 minutes ⓘ |
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