Handel: Messiah

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Handel%3A_Messiah

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Piano_Sonata
gptkbp:based_on	gptkb:church
gptkbp:composed_of	gptkb:Charles_Jennens
gptkbp:composer	gptkb:George_Frideric_Handel
gptkbp:cultural_impact	widely performed during Christmas
gptkbp:cultural_significance	inspired adaptations part of Western classical music tradition performed at festivals performed in concert halls performed in churches performed in cathedrals performed at Christmas time performed at Easter time
gptkbp:dedicated_to	gptkb:King_George_II
gptkbp:duration	approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:filming_location	gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:first_performance	1742
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:music_festival
gptkbp:influenced_artists	gptkb:Carl_Orff gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach gptkb:Benjamin_Britten gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn gptkb:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
gptkbp:influenced_by	Baroque music
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:musician brass strings harpsichord percussion woodwinds
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:lyricist	large choir
gptkbp:notable_conductors	gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:notable_performance	gptkb:Royal_Albert_Hall
gptkbp:notable_performers	gptkb:The_King's_Consort
gptkbp:notable_recordings	gptkb:Robert_Shaw gptkb:Masaaki_Suzuki gptkb:John_Eliot_Gardiner gptkb:Sir_Colin_Davis numerous Andreas Spering
gptkbp:notable_song	gptkb:Hallelujah_Chorus
gptkbp:number_of_pieces	gptkb:3
gptkbp:official_language	English
gptkbp:performed_by	choirs
gptkbp:style	orchestral
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lucia_Popp gptkb:Renata_Tebaldi gptkb:The_Academy_of_Ancient_Music gptkb:Chandos_Records
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4