Messiah

Summary

Messiah is a musical work/composition^[1]. Messiah ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,641 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messiah's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Messiah's composer is recorded as George Frideric Handel^[4].
• Messiah's librettist is recorded as Charles Jennens^[5].
• Messiah's genre is oratorio^[6].
• Messiah's place of publication is recorded as London^[7].
• Messiah's Commons category is recorded as Messiah^[8].
• Messiah's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• Messiah comprises Messiah Part I^[10].
• Messiah comprises Messiah Part II^[11].
• Messiah comprises Messiah Part III^[12].
• Messiah's catalog code is recorded as 56^[13].
• January 1, 1741 marks the founding of Messiah^[14].
• Messiah was published on 1767^[15].
• Messiah's has edition or translation is recorded as Messiah^[16].
• Messiah's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messiah (Handel)^[17].
• Messiah's Commons gallery is recorded as Messiah^[18].
• King James Version inspired Messiah^[19].
• Book of Common Prayer inspired Messiah^[20].
• Messiah's catalog is recorded as Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis^[21].
• Messiah's date of first performance is recorded as April 13, 1742^[22].
• Messiah's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[23].
• Messiah's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Messiah'}^[24].
• Messiah's different from is recorded as Messiah^[25].
• Messiah's location of first performance is recorded as Dublin^[26].
• Messiah's derivative work is recorded as Der Messias^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Oratorio^[28]

• Genre(s): baroque, classical^[29]

• Community tags: baroque, classical^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 426b7e1c-68e7-42cf-9cae-4ba34feddf67^[31]

Body

Publication

Messiah was published on 1767^[15]. Messiah's place of publication is recorded as London^[7]. Messiah's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Messiah's genre is oratorio^[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by King James Version^[19], a Bible translation into English^[32] and Book of Common Prayer^[20], a prayer book^[33], written by Thomas Cranmer^[34].

Why It Matters

Messiah ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,641 views/month).^[2] Messiah has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Messiah is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]