Handel Messiah
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Handel's Messiah is a renowned 18th-century English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, celebrated for its choral writing and especially the "Hallelujah" chorus, and frequently performed during the Christmas and Easter seasons.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Handel oratorios | 2 |
| HWV 56 (within Messiah) | 1 |
| Handel Messiah canonical | 1 |
| Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration (arrangements and production) | 1 |
| Handel’s English oratorios | 1 |
| The Messiah (Handel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1208117 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Handel Messiah Context triple: [Westminster Symphonic Choir, repertoireIncludes, Handel Messiah]
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A.
St Matthew Passion
St Matthew Passion is a monumental sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach that dramatizes the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew, renowned for its emotional depth, complex choral writing, and profound spiritual impact.
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B.
Mass in B minor
Mass in B minor is a monumental choral and orchestral composition by Johann Sebastian Bach, widely regarded as one of the greatest sacred works in Western classical music.
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C.
Christmas Oratorio
The Christmas Oratorio is a large-scale sacred vocal work by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of six cantatas intended for performance during the Christmas season.
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D.
Messiah
Messiah is a prophesied, divinely appointed deliverer and king in Jewish and Christian traditions who is expected to bring salvation and restore God’s rule.
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E.
St John Passion
The St John Passion is a sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach that dramatically sets the Gospel of John’s account of Christ’s crucifixion to music for choir, soloists, and orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Handel Messiah Target entity description: Handel's Messiah is a renowned 18th-century English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, celebrated for its choral writing and especially the "Hallelujah" chorus, and frequently performed during the Christmas and Easter seasons.
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A.
St Matthew Passion
St Matthew Passion is a monumental sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach that dramatizes the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew, renowned for its emotional depth, complex choral writing, and profound spiritual impact.
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B.
Mass in B minor
Mass in B minor is a monumental choral and orchestral composition by Johann Sebastian Bach, widely regarded as one of the greatest sacred works in Western classical music.
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C.
Christmas Oratorio
The Christmas Oratorio is a large-scale sacred vocal work by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of six cantatas intended for performance during the Christmas season.
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D.
Messiah
Messiah is a prophesied, divinely appointed deliverer and king in Jewish and Christian traditions who is expected to bring salvation and restore God’s rule.
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E.
St John Passion
The St John Passion is a sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach that dramatically sets the Gospel of John’s account of Christ’s crucifixion to music for choir, soloists, and orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oratorio ⓘ |
| associatedCity |
Dublin
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| catalogueNumber | HWV 56 ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1741 ⓘ |
| famousMovement |
Hallelujah chorus
ⓘ
linked to:
Hallelujah Chorus
|
| firstPerformanceCity | Dublin ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 13 April 1742 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Neal’s Music Hall, Dublin ⓘ |
| genre |
Baroque music
ⓘ
sacred oratorio ⓘ |
| hasKeyMovement |
For unto us a Child is born
ⓘ
Hallelujah chorus ⓘ
linked to:
Hallelujah Chorus
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Charles Jennens ⓘ |
| movement |
Amen chorus
ⓘ
linked to:
Hallelujah Chorus
And the glory of the Lord ⓘ Comfort ye, my people ⓘ Every valley shall be exalted ⓘ For unto us a Child is born ⓘ He was despised ⓘ I know that my Redeemer liveth ⓘ The trumpet shall sound ⓘ
linked to:
Tuba mirum
Worthy is the Lamb ⓘ |
| notableTradition | audience stands during Hallelujah chorus ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 3 ⓘ |
| originalScoring |
SATB chorus
ⓘ
SATB soloists ⓘ basso continuo ⓘ string orchestra ⓘ timpani ⓘ trumpets ⓘ voices and orchestra ⓘ |
| part |
Part I
ⓘ
Part II ⓘ Part III ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeComposed |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
arias
ⓘ
choruses ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Passion of Christ
ⓘ
Resurrection of Christ ⓘ
linked to:
resurrection of Jesus Christ
life of Jesus Christ ⓘ prophecies of the Messiah ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| textSource |
Book of Common Prayer
ⓘ
King James Bible ⓘ
linked to:
King James Version
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| typicalPerformanceSeason |
Christmas
ⓘ
Easter ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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Mervyn Warren
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Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration (arrangements and production)
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George Frideric Handel’s oratorio "Belshazzar"
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Haydn The Creation
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