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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:orchestra
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:HWV_54
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:George_Frideric_Handel
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 2 hours
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gptkbp:firstPartTitle
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gptkb:The_Lamentation_of_the_Israelites_for_the_Death_of_Joseph
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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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Israel in Egypt
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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Handel's own earlier works
choral traditions of English church music
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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:notableChorus
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gptkb:And_with_the_Blast_of_Thy_Nostrils
gptkb:He_Gave_Them_Hailstones_for_Rain
The Lord is a Man of War
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gptkbp:notableFor
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extensive use of choruses
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gptkbp:orchestration
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strings, oboes, bassoons, trumpets, timpani, continuo
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gptkbp:premiereDate
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April 4, 1739
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gptkbp:premiereLocation
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gptkb:King's_Theatre,_London
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gptkbp:recipient
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initially mixed
now considered a choral masterpiece
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gptkbp:recordedAt
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numerous modern recordings
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gptkbp:relatedWork
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gptkb:Handel's_Messiah
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gptkbp:secondPartTitle
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gptkb:Exodus
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
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gptkbp:structure
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three parts (original version)
two parts (revised version)
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gptkbp:subject
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gptkb:Biblical_Exodus
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gptkbp:text
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gptkb:Book_of_Exodus
gptkb:Book_of_Psalms
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:Israelites'_deliverance_from_Egypt
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gptkbp:thirdPartTitle
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gptkb:Moses'_Song
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Georg_Friedrich_Händel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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