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'''[[George Frideric Handel|Handel]]'s ''Messiah''''' is an [[oratorio]] encompassing key Bible phrases in the life of [[Jesus Christ]]. It is sung by a full chorus with orchestra and soloists.
'''[[George Frideric Handel|Handel]]'s ''Messiah''''' is an [[oratorio]] encompassing key Bible phrases in the life of [[Jesus Christ]]. It is sung by a full chorus with orchestra and soloists.
It is considered perhaps Handel's greatest works, and one of the finest pieces of music of the [[Baroque]] period. Handel said that while composing this it was “as if I saw [[God]] on his throne, and all his [[angel]]s around him.”<ref>https://www.udiscovermusic.com/classical-features/best-handel-works-10-essential-pieces/</ref>
One of the key choruses in the ''Messiah'' is the Hallelujah chorus, which occurs at the end of the second part of the oratorio. It has become a tradition for audiences to stand during this act, originating to when King [[George II]] stood at a performance in the 1700s.
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Hallelujah]]
*[[Hallelujah]]
== References ==
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[[Category:Classical Works]]
[[Category:Classical Works]]