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It’s Messiah<\/em> season again and Handel’s mighty oratorio is ringing out all around Sydney. Take our Messiah<\/em> challenge and see how much you know about it. There’s more interesting trivia in the answers below:<\/p>\n

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  1. Handel’s librettist for Messiah<\/em> was barred from public office, political or ecclesiastical. Who was he and why was he treated thus?<\/li>\n
  2. In which year was Messiah<\/em> composed?<\/li>\n
  3. In which year and city was it first performed?<\/li>\n
  4. When and where was Messiah<\/em> first performed in a)London b) the US?<\/li>\n
  5. How many movements does Messiah<\/em> contain for orchestra alone and what are they?<\/li>\n
  6. Who composed an alternative accompaniments for Messiah<\/em> for performance when no organ was available?<\/li>\n
  7. In the chorus For Unto us<\/em> what are the 5 names stated in the phrase “And His Name shall be called…………..”?<\/li>\n
  8. Name three oratorios by Handel which precede Messiah<\/em>?<\/li>\n
  9. During Messiah’s<\/em> first season, the ladies and gentlemen of the audience were each asked to attend without an item they usually wore. What were these and why?<\/li>\n
  10. Handel used the Hallelujah Chorus<\/em> from Messiah<\/em> in another work which premiered in May 1749. What was this work and what was its purpose?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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