HWV 54

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HWV 54 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s oratorio "Israel in Egypt," a major choral work first performed in 1739.

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instanceOf Handel-Werke-Verzeichnis number ⓘ
musical work catalogue number ⓘ
basedOnText Book of Exodus ⓘ
Psalms ⓘ
catalogue Handel-Werke-Verzeichnis ⓘ
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
composerBirthName Georg Friedrich Händel ⓘ
composerBirthYear 1685 ⓘ
composerDeathYear 1759 ⓘ
countryOfFirstPerformance Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1739 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
genre choral work ⓘ
sacred oratorio ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 ⓘ
hasCatalogueNumber HWV 54 ⓘ
hasPart Part I: The Israelites in Egypt ⓘ
Part II: The Exodus ⓘ
linked to: Exodus

Part III: Moses’ Song ⓘ
keyCharacteristic biblical narrative setting ⓘ
extensive choral fugues ⓘ
prominent use of chorus ⓘ
language English ⓘ
liturgicalContext Old Testament narrative ⓘ
nationalSchool English Baroque ⓘ
notableFeature one of Handel’s major choral-oratorio works ⓘ
originalMedium concert performance ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
refersToWork Israel in Egypt ⓘ
scoring choir ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
vocal soloists ⓘ
subjectMatter Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Exodus from Egypt

deliverance of Israel ⓘ
plagues of Egypt ⓘ
title Israel in Egypt ⓘ
workType oratorio ⓘ

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