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    Messiah (Handel)

    1741 sacred oratorio by Handel

    Messiah

    Title page of Handel's autograph score

    TextCharles Jennens, from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer
    LanguageEnglish
    Composed22 August 1741 (1741-08-22) – 14 September 1741 (1741-09-14): London
    Movements53 in three parts
    VocalSATB choir and solo
    Instrumental
    • 2 trumpets
    • timpani
    • 2 oboes
    • 2 violins
    • viola
    • basso continuo

    Messiah (HWV 56)[1][n 1] is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel.

    The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter[n 2] by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music.