The Messiah (Handel)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Messiah_(1999_film)
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:HWV_56
gptkbp:composer gptkb:George_Frideric_Handel
gptkbp:duration about 2.5 hours
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Dublin
gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:genre sacred oratorio
gptkbp:hasAutographScore gptkb:British_Library
gptkbp:hasLibretto gptkb:Charles_Jennens
gptkbp:hasModernEdition gptkb:Bärenreiter_edition
Oxford University Press edition
Novello edition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Messiah (Handel)
gptkbp:influenced choral music tradition
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Charles_Jennens
gptkbp:notableAria gptkb:I_know_that_my_Redeemer_liveth
gptkbp:notableChorus gptkb:For_unto_us_a_child_is_born
gptkb:Worthy_is_the_Lamb
And the glory of the Lord
Hallelujah
gptkbp:notableMovement gptkb:Hallelujah_Chorus
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Colin_Davis_(1966)
gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Beecham_(1959)
gptkb:Trevor_Pinnock_(1988)
John Eliot Gardiner (1982)
gptkbp:numberOfMovements 53
gptkbp:openToPublic true
gptkbp:performedAt gptkb:Christmas
gptkb:Easter
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:premiereDate 1742-04-13
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Neal's_Music_Hall,_Dublin
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:IMSLP
gptkb:Grove_Music_Online
gptkb:Wikipedia
gptkb:AllMusic
gptkbp:scoredFor gptkb:choral_music
gptkb:orchestra
SATB soloists
gptkbp:structure three parts
gptkbp:subject life of Jesus Christ
gptkbp:text gptkb:King_James_Bible
Book of Common Prayer
gptkbp:yearComposed 1741
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Charles_Santley
gptkb:Kate_Royal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6