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Handel's Messiah uses a scriptural compilation by Charles Jennens rather than a conventional dramatic plot. Solo recitatives and arias alternate with choruses across three large parts concerned with Christian...
Read background and sourcesprem. 1717 (royal river performance)Classical work chronology
Classical 300Handel's Water Music is associated with King George I's river excursion on the Thames in 1717. Its contrasting dances and ceremonial movements suit a changing outdoor spectacle, with horns and other winds giving the...
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