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Handel: Messiah
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Handel:_Messiah
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:catalogueNumber
gptkb:HWV_56
gptkbp:commissionedBy
unknown
gptkbp:composer
gptkb:George_Frideric_Handel
gptkbp:duration
about 2.5 hours
gptkbp:firstPerformed
gptkb:Dublin
1742
gptkbp:genre
sacred oratorio
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Handel: Messiah
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
Book of Common Prayer
gptkbp:writtenBy
1741
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Dawn_Upshaw
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5