• I remember when I was 18, in my high school concert choir and the hallelujah chorus, became our choirs’ favorite song. I have many fond memories of how much we enjoyed singing it. We sang it downtown at the assembly hall in temple square that year. And at different lds churches, for their sacrament meetings. Our choir even loved the song so much that we sang it at a competition later that same spring we sang it all the time, because we loved it so much and we were good at it. My favorite part in is when (my part) the sopranos sings lord of lords, which is the length of about 2 strong whole notes. I also enjoyed it when people stood up for us.

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The Hallelujah chorus is an excerpt taken from the “Messiah” an oratorio (a religious work, not a symphony) written by George Frederick Handel.

• “THE MESSIAH, Händel’s most successful and best-known oratorio, was composed in the year 1741 in twenty-four days, from August the 22d to September the 14th. It was first performed at a concert given for charitable purposes at Dublin, Ireland, on April the 13th, 1742, Händel conducting the performance in person.

• According to historical evidence, Händel know that the Dublin orchestral and choral resources were by no means on par with those of London and was markedly influenced by this circumstance in the composition of his work. “….. (The Messiah: An Oratorio for Four-Part Chorus of Mixed Voices, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass Soli and Piano by E. Schirmer page iii first and second parapraphs. )

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• 1. George Frederick handle (17??)grew up in the Baroque period

• a. The son of a doctor-barberHandle grew urp in Germany. He was the son of

Photo: top B. Denner, 1727; bottom Handel's Father c. 55 year old. retrieved from http://www.haendel.haendelhaus.de/en/Portraits/Overview/

• 2. Other works

• 3. Who he admired• Handle spoke Italian,

German, and English well enough that he could travel between different countries easily. He had different benefactors from different countries, and he learned how to write operas using various styles.

4. Musical patterns through his workAnalyze Hallelujah chorus

• 1. What kind of music is it?

• a. Style, genre,• 1. How music

was evolving by then.

• B. Scan music book, analyze music line for line.

• c. Dissect it line for line.

• 1. Use pictures from the book and dissect it line for line.

• c. How has it influenced other music

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• Entertainment through the years.

• a. Some of the messiahs greatest performances

• b. about how many performances are given each year.

• We sang that song downtown at the assembly hall in temple square that year. And at different lds churches, for their sacrament meetings. Our choir even loved the song so much that we sang it at a competition later that same spring; We sang it all the time, because we loved it so much and we were good at it. My favorite part in is when (my part) the sopranos sings lord of lords, which is the length of about 2 strong whole notes. I also enjoyed it when people stood up for us.

• Conclusion