Messiah
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A long musical piece by Handel often sung at Christmas and Easter
- noun
- /məˈzaɪə/
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- Every year, many people enjoy listening to Handel's Messiah during the Christmas season.
Obviously, obviously, that's Handel's Messiah, sung by the barking Christmas dogs.
- Obviously, obviously, that's Handel's Messiah, sung by the barking Christmas dogs.
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Obviously, obviously, that's Handel's Messiah, sung by the barking Christmas dogs.
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You think of somebody like George Frederick Handel to produce the Messiah in three weeks.
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The choir gave a moving performance of the Messiah at the church concert last night.
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Students at the music academy study Handel's Messiah as part of their curriculum on classical compositions.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Messiah is the title Handel used for his oratorio because the word comes from Hebrew mashiach, 'anointed one', and the music tells the story of the promised savior. So Handel's Messiah is about the life, death, and hope of the one called the Messiah.
