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Messiah
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100
February 23, 1685
When is Handel's date of birth?
100
April 13, 1742
What day did Messiah premiere for the first time?
100
Almira
What is Handel's first opera?
100
Handel's most famous oratorio
What is Messiah?
100
The two instruments with which Handel was most experienced.
What is violin and organ?
200
April 14, 1759
When is Handel's date of death?
200
24 days
How long did it take for Handel to compose Messiah?
200
Rodrigo
What is the first opera Handel composed in Italy?
200
The opening oratorio for Handel's first season of exclusively oratorio
What is Samson?
200
Law
What did Handel study before he decided to pursue music?
300
Germany, Italy, and England
What are the three countries Handel lived in his lifetime?
300
Messiah's musical genre
What is oratorio?
300
The work that first gave Handel his fame.
What is Rinaldo?
300
Handel's first oratorio composition
What is St. John Passion?
300
A major health issue Handel encountered later in his life
What is blindness?
400
Almira, 1704
What was the title and date Handel's first opera premiered?
400
The life and work of Jesus Christ
What is the subject matter of Messiah?
400
Alessandro
What is the last opera Handel performed before forming the New Royal Academy?
400
One involves stage movement and can be of any subject, the other is a stand-still performance and is of sacred origins.
What is the difference between an opera and an oratorio?
400
A tradition started by King George
What is a standing ovation during the Hallelujah Chorus?
500
Handel became Master of the Orchestra
What position did Handel receive in the Royal Academy of Music in 1719?
500
The librettist for Messiah
Who was Charles Jennens?
500
Handel's final opera composed
What is Deidamia?
500
The number of oratorios Handel composed in his lifetime.
What is 20 oratorios?
500
Another famous composer who lived at the same time as Handel, though they never met.
What is JS Bach?
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