Messiah (Oratiorio, 1741)

Description

Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible, and from the Coverdale Psalter, the version of the Psalms included with the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere nearly 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.

Contents:

• All we like sheep

• And He Shall Purify

• And The Glory Of The Lord

• And with His stripes

• Behold the Lamb

• Behold, and see

• But thanks be to God

• But Thou didst not leave

• But Who May Abide

• Every Valley

• For Unto Us A Child Is Born

• Glory To God

• Hallelujah Chorus

• He Shall Feed His Flock

• He trusted in God

• He Was Despised

• His yoke is easy

• How Beautiful Are Feet

• I Know Redeemer Liveth

• If God Be For Us

• Let all the angels

• Let us break their bonds

• Lift Up Ur Heads Ye Mighty Gates

• Lift up your heads

• The Lord gave the word

• O death, where is thy sting

• O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings

• People Who Walked In Darkness

• Rejoice Greatly Daughter

• Since By Man Came Death

• Surely He Hath Borne Our

• Their sound is gone

• Thou art gone up on high

• Thou Shalt Break Thm W/A Rod

• Trumpet Shall Sound

• Why do the nations so furiously

• Worthy is the Lamb