Samson

Summary

Samson is a musical work/composition^[1]. Samson ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Samson's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Samson's composer is recorded as George Frideric Handel^[4].
• Samson's librettist is recorded as Newburgh Hamilton^[5].
• Samson's Commons category is recorded as Samson (Händel)^[6].
• Samson's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].
• Samson's catalog code is recorded as 57^[8].
• 1741 marks the founding of Samson^[9].
• Samson was released on 1743^[10].
• Samson's date of first performance is recorded as February 18, 1743^[11].
• Samson's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Samson'}^[12].
• Samson's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[13].
• Samson's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[14].
• Samson's form of creative work is recorded as oratorio^[15].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Oratorio^[16]

• Genre(s): classical^[17]

• Community tags: classical^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: d9990fe5-f40b-4226-b10f-ac090cc79440^[19]

Body

Publication

Samson was published on 1743^[10]. Samson's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].

Why It Matters

Samson ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).^[2] Samson has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] Samson is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]