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Messiah (HWV 56), is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel based on a libretto by Charles Jennens. Composed in the summer of 1741 and premiered in Dublin on the 13th of April, 1742, Messiah is Handel's most famous creation and is among the most popular works in the Western choral literature.

v t e George Frideric Handel
List of operas List of compositions
Operas	Handel's lost Hamburg operas (Florindo, Daphne) Almira Rodrigo Agrippina Rinaldo Il pastor fido Teseo Silla Amadigi di Gaula Acis and Galatea Radamisto Muzio Scevola Floridante Ottone Flavio Giulio Cesare Tamerlano Rodelinda Scipione Alessandro Admeto Riccardo Primo Siroe Tolomeo Lotario (Handel) Partenope Poro Ezio Sosarme Catone Orlando Arianna in Creta Parnasso in festa Oreste Ariodante Alcina Atalanta Arminio Giustino Berenice Faramondo Alessandro Severo Serse Giove in Argo Imeneo Deidamia
Opera excerpts	"Lascia ch'io pianga" "Ombra mai fu" "Svegliatevi nel core" "Va tacito e nascosto"
Incidental music	The Alchemist Comus Alceste
Oratorios	Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno / Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità / The Triumph of Time and Truth La resurrezione Brockes Passion Esther Deborah Athalia Saul Israel in Egypt L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato Messiah Structure Part I Part II Part III Der Messias (Mozart arr.) Scratch Messiah Samson Semele Joseph and his Brethren Hercules Belshazzar Occasional Oratorio Judas Maccabaeus Joshua Alexander Balus Susanna Solomon Theodora The Choice of Hercules Jephtha
Odes and masques	Aci, Galatea e Polifemo Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne Alexander's Feast Ode For St. Cecilia's Day
Cantatas	Agrippina condotta a morire or Dunque sarà pur vero Allor ch'io dissi addio Aure soavi e lieti Clori, Tirsi e Fileno Dalla guerra amorosa Del bell'idolo mio Apollo e Dafne O lucenti, o sereni occhi Ero e Leandro Tra le fiamme (Il consiglio) Un'alma innamorata
Latin church music	Dixit Dominus Gloria Nisi Dominus Salve Regina
Anthems	As Pants the Hart Zadok the Priest Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline Sing Unto God Chandos Anthems Wedding anthem for Princess Anne Foundling Hospital Anthem
Canticles	Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate Dettingen Te Deum Queen Caroline Te Deum Chandos Jubilate
Oboe concertos	Oboe Concerto No. 3 Oboe Concerto No. 1 Oboe Concerto No. 2
Orchestral suites	Water Music Music for the Royal Fireworks
Flute, solo and XV solo sonatas	358 "Fitzwilliam" 359a 359b 360 361 362 363a 363b 364a 364b 365 366 367a 367b 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 378 379
Opus	Organ concertos, Op. 4 Organ concertos, Op. 7 Concerti grossi, Op. 3 Concerti grossi, Op. 6
Other	Germanico Nabal Gideon The Harmonious Blacksmith Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437)
Catalogs and collections	Handel Reference Database Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis Händel-Gesellschaft Hallische Händel-Ausgabe
Festivals	Göttingen Halle London
Related articles	British citizenship Letters and writings Will Handel at Cannons Handel House Handel & Hendrix in London Georg Händel Händel-Jahrbuch
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