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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:orchestra
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gptkbp:annualPerformanceTradition
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gptkb:Christmas
gptkb:Easter
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:HWV_56
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gptkbp:commissionedBy
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not specifically commissioned
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:George_Frideric_Handel
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gptkbp:duration
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about 2.5 hours
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gptkbp:firstLondonPerformance
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1743-03-23
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gptkbp:genre
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sacred oratorio
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Handel – Messiah
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gptkbp:influenced
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later oratorio composers
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:religion
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:librettist
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gptkb:Charles_Jennens
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gptkbp:movement
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gptkb:Hallelujah_Chorus
gptkb:Worthy_is_the_Lamb
For unto us a Child is born
The trumpet shall sound
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gptkbp:notableAria
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gptkb:I_know_that_my_Redeemer_liveth
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gptkbp:notableChorus
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gptkb:Hallelujah_Chorus
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gptkbp:notablePerformance
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Royal Albert Hall annual performances
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gptkbp:notableRecording
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gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Beecham_(1959)
gptkb:Trevor_Pinnock_(1988)
gptkb:Sir_Colin_Davis_(1966)
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gptkbp:originalTitle
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gptkb:Messiah
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gptkbp:period
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Baroque
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gptkbp:premiereDate
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1742-04-13
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gptkbp:premiereLocation
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gptkb:Neal's_Music_Hall,_Dublin
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gptkbp:scoredFor
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SATB soloists, choir, orchestra
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gptkbp:structure
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three parts
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gptkbp:subject
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life of Jesus Christ
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gptkbp:text
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gptkb:King_James_Bible
Book of Common Prayer
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Collegium_Vocale_1704
gptkb:John_Alldis_Choir
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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