Messiah | |
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Oratorio by George Frideric Handel | |
Year | 1741 |
Period | Baroque |
Text | Charles Jennens, from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer |
Movements | 53 in three parts |
Scoring | SATB soloists and choir; instruments |
Messiah (HWV 56), the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts, listed here in tables for their musical setting and biblical sources.