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Messiah
A Dictionary of British History
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Messiah, Handel's most famous and frequently performed oratorio, was written in just over three weeks and first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742. It was a great success, raising £400 for charity. The gentle lyricism of arias like ‘I know that my redeemer liveth’ and the jubilant grandeur of the ‘Hallelujah’ chorus have survived countless rearrangements and doubtful performances.
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Messiah Mystery Follows Death of Mystical Rabbi.
Newspaper article from: Israel Faxx; 5/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...rabbi claimed to be the name of the Messiah. When Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri died...personally met the long-awaited Jewish Messiah in November 2003. Before Kaduri died, he reportedly wrote the name of the Messiah on a small note, requesting it remained...
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Messiah trap: When helping you is hurting me (Last of two parts)
Newspaper article from: Michigan Chronicle; 12/22/1998; 700+ words
; ...the young Messiahs grew up taking...number two of the Messiah trap: "Your...These young Messiahs grow up as adults...fallen into the Messiah trap, you probably...said, adult Messiah's nearly always were young Messiahs, meaning this...
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`Messiah' sings its way into Chicago hearts
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/20/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...someone else, "Messiahs" will be available...Dublin in 1742, "Messiah" has become...Yourself "Messiah." After encountering...sing-along "Messiahs" while living...presenting "Messiahs" for 109 years. This is "Messiah" done the old...
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Multiple 'Messiahs' Saturday ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/30/2001; 700+ words
; Multiple 'Messiahs' SINGALONG TICKET GIVEAWAY...tickets for the annual "Messiah" singalong on Dec. 23...TDD: 202/416-8524). MESSIAH COMMUNITY CHORUS and McLean...Saturday at 5, Handel's "Messiah." Donations of non-perishable...
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MESSIAH COLLEGE HARRISBURG INSTITUTE DEDICATED WITH NEW FACILITIES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...Mayor Stephen R. Reed and officials from Messiah College and Harristown Development Corporation...today dedicated the new facilities of the Messiah College Harrisburg Institute at 28 Dewberry...Mayor Reed said, "The completion of Messiah College's Harrisburg Institute represents...
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America's messiah.
Magazine article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life; 12/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...rather upon their finances. Messiah, Handel's Messiah, is to America's choral societies...appendages to tables stacked with Messiahs: early music versions, Mozart...pop version called "The Young Messiah" (a version that has roughly...
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Handel's 'Messiah'
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/3/2004; 700+ words
; ...McVeigh and Jon Bruno for Handel's "Messiah." $20-$55. Washington National...Simons and Alvy Powell for Handel's "Messiah." Free. Capitol Hill Seventh-day...organ and string ensemble for Handel's "Messiah." Donations benefit the Mount Carmel...
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Everlasting `Messiah'; Handel's Work Survives -- and Thrives -- in Varied Forms
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/25/1997; ; 700+ words
; Handel's "Messiah" is an amazing work. The tunes never...fulfilling. And I found, as I heard "Messiah" performed by groups from the National...in the late summer of 1741 composing "Messiah" and gave its premiere in Dublin half...
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HANDEL'S MESSIAH A BRIEF CHRONOLOGY
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 12/7/1997; ; 700+ words
; It's December, and Handel's "Messiah" is coming 'round again, as sure as...was born. Handel started composing "Messiah" on Aug. 22, 1741. Incredibly, he...owed some opera singers. Handel's "Messiah" premiered in Dublin on April 13, 1742...
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Dancing to Messiah.(list of dance companies that have interpreted the Oratorio)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...this month's performances of Messiah. In recent years, several...have drawn inspiration from Messiah, creating varied dances which...companies that have created Messiahs of their own. Hamburg Ballet Messiah Music by Handel and Arvo Part...
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Messiah
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Messianic advent. The idea of a messiah, a redeemer sent by God...is closely related to the messiah concept. Other peoples also believe in messiah figures; among the Native...Bibliography: See W. D. Wallis, Messiahs, Their Role in Civilization...
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messiah
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...x259; / • n. 1. ( the Messiah ) the promised deliverer of the Jewish...Jesus regarded by Christians as the Messiah of the Hebrew prophecies and the savior...cause: to Germany, Hitler was more a messiah than a political leader. DERIVATIVES...
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Messiah, the
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Messiah, the the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible; Jesus regarded by Christians as the Messiah of the Hebrew prophecies and the saviour of humankind. Recorded from Old English (in the form Messias ), the...
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Sabbatai Zevi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Sabbatai Zevi The Jewish mystic and pseudo-Messiah Sabbatai Zevi (1626-1676), or Sebi...had fixed upon 1666 as the year of the Messiah and of millenarian fulfillment. The Jewish...Sabbatai announced himself as the coming Messiah, pointing to his birthday (the ninth...
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Messianism, Jewish
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...element of early modern Judaism. The Messiah was read into biblical texts like Jeremiah...great wars over Jerusalem, a preliminary Messiah from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph, and another, ultimately victorious Messiah from the House of David. Often recopied...
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