Handel: Messiah

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Handel:_Messiah

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:catalogueNumber	gptkb:HWV_56
gptkbp:commissionedBy	gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:composer	gptkb:George_Frideric_Handel
gptkbp:duration	about 2.5 hours
gptkbp:firstPerformed	gptkb:Dublin 1742
gptkbp:genre	sacred oratorio
gptkbp:influenced	choral music tradition
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:librettist	gptkb:Charles_Jennens
gptkbp:notableMovement	gptkb:Hallelujah_Chorus
gptkbp:notableRecording	gptkb:Colin_Davis_(1966) gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Beecham_(1959) gptkb:Trevor_Pinnock_(1988)
gptkbp:openToPublic	true
gptkbp:performedBy	many choirs worldwide
gptkbp:popularFor	gptkb:Christmas gptkb:Easter
gptkbp:premiereDate	1742-04-13
gptkbp:premiereLocation	gptkb:Neal's_Music_Hall,_Dublin
gptkbp:scoredFor	gptkb:choral_music gptkb:orchestra soloists
gptkbp:structure	three parts
gptkbp:subject	life of Jesus Christ
gptkbp:text	gptkb:King_James_Bible gptkb:Book_of_Common_Prayer
gptkbp:writtenBy	1741
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dawn_Upshaw gptkb:The_Sixteen gptkb:Cape_Town_Philharmonic_Orchestra gptkb:Richard_Egarr gptkb:Tafelmusik gptkb:Trinity_Choir gptkb:English_Baroque_Soloists
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Handel: Messiah