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It is considered perhaps Handel's greatest work, 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>

It is considered perhaps Handel's greatest work, 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.

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 ==