" For 10 points, name this oratorio by George Frederic Handel, which includes the "Hallelujah" chorus.
This work adapts material from the Songs of the Suffering Servant in its longest section, "He was despised." Word painting occurs in this work when the word "mountain" is sung on a high note in the section "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted," and a purely instrumental section of this work called the (*) Pifa is one of two that does not contain lyrics written by Charles Jennens. The composer of this work reportedly "saw the face of God" while writing one part in which the audience customarily stands and which includes the line "he shall reign for ever and ever." For 10 points, name this oratorio by George Frederic Handel, which includes the "Hallelujah" chorus.
This work adapts material from the Songs of the Suffering Servant in its longest section, "He was despised.
Messiah