" It was composed in less than a month in 1741, and it was first performed the next year at a charity concert in Dublin.
At the premiere of this work, the orchestra was conducted by the composer of Variations of Druid Tunes, Matthew Dubourg. The libretto for this work was compiled by Charles Jennens, who also produced the texts for the composer's works Belshazzar and Saul. The standard version of it is divided into three acts, the first of which includes such numbers as "Every valley shall be exalted" and "The people that walked in darkness." It was composed in less than a month in 1741, and it was first performed the next year at a charity concert in Dublin. FTP, name this "sacred oratorio" which features the famous "Hallelujah" chorus, a work by George Frideric Handel.
At the premiere of this work, the orchestra was conducted by the composer of Variations of Druid Tunes, Matthew Dubourg.
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