Messiah Part II
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Messiah, the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts. This listing covers Part II in a table and comments on individual movements, reflecting
The last page of the Hallelujah chorus, ending Part II, in Handel's manuscript
Christopher Hogwood in rehearsal in 2014
Schmerzensmann, Albrecht Dürer
Messiah Part III
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Messiah, the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts. This listing covers Part III in a table and comments on individual movements, reflectin
Messiah Part II
…reflects the spreading of the Gospel and its rejection. The part is concluded by a scene called "God's Triumph" that culminates in the Hallelujah chorus. Part III of the oratorio concentrates on Paul's teaching of the resurrection of the dead and Christ's glorification in heaven. The libretto by Charles Jennens…
Beginning of "Worthy is the Lamb", ending Part III, in Handel's manuscript
"Worthy is the Lamb", ceiling of Unionskirche, Idstein, c. 1670