Comfort ye, my people

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"Comfort ye, my people" is the opening tenor recitative from George Frideric Handel’s oratorio *Messiah*, introducing the work’s message of consolation and hope.

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Comfort ye, my people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf recitative ⓘ
vocal composition ⓘ
associatedLiturgicalSeason Advent ⓘ
Christmas ⓘ
basedOnTextFrom Book of Isaiah ⓘ
biblicalBookSource Isaiah ⓘ
catalogNumber HWV 56 (movement from) ⓘ
linked to: HWV 56
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Great Britain ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 13 April 1742 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Neal’s Music Hall, Dublin ⓘ
firstPerformanceWork Messiah premiere in Dublin ⓘ
firstPublicationWork Messiah (1741–1742) ⓘ
linked to: Handel Messiah
followsInWork Sinfony (Overture) from Messiah ⓘ
linked to: Handel Messiah
followsTextOpening Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God ⓘ
genre oratorio movement ⓘ
hasContinuation Ev’ry valley shall be exalted ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
languageOfLibretto English ⓘ
librettist Charles Jennens ⓘ
movementNumberInMessiah 2 ⓘ
musicalPeriod Baroque ⓘ
notableFeature accompanied recitative style ⓘ
expressive string accompaniment ⓘ
orchestration tenor solo and string orchestra with continuo ⓘ
originalPerformanceContext charity concert in Dublin ⓘ
partOf Messiah ⓘ
partOfLargerWorkType oratorio ⓘ
placeInStructureOfMessiah Part I ⓘ
positionInWork opening tenor recitative ⓘ
scriptureSource Isaiah 40:1–3 ⓘ
subjectMatter God’s promise of comfort to His people ⓘ
tempoIndication Larghetto e piano ⓘ
textLanguage English ⓘ
textType biblical prose ⓘ
theme consolation ⓘ
divine comfort for Israel ⓘ
hope ⓘ
voiceType tenor ⓘ
workByComposer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
workTonalCenter B-flat major ⓘ

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Messiah → movement → Comfort ye, my people ⓘ
subject linked to: Handel Messiah