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Sat Dec-04-04 10:07 PM
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just saw Handel's "Messiah," ask me anything! |
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the choirs put it on at my college to a packed chapel. I actually took part too, but with the handbell choir as the prelude.
what an amazing concert!
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:08 PM
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1. Isn't The Messiah really an Easter piece? |
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:12 PM
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4. both, Christmas and Easter |
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there are two parts. Part 1 covers pre-Jesus to His Ministry, Part 2 is the Passion. Tonight they played all of Part 1 and then played "Hallelujah" which of course is the finale of the Easter part.
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Sat Dec-04-04 11:52 PM
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17. Actually, there are three parts |
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Part I is the birth, Parts II and III are passion and resurrection.
Oh, and BTW, it's called Messiah, not The Messiah.
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:09 PM
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2. Ohhhh thats a good one! |
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I've never actually seen it live but I definitely love the music, especially at this time of year!
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:12 PM
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entire thing or just the Christmas part? I love the "Messiah" and will be doing parts of it in a couple of weeks.
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:13 PM
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6. just the Christmas part, plus "Hallelujah" |
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:16 PM
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I look forward to every opportunity to play it.
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:26 PM
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13. certianly a year-round masterpiece |
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I sadly do not have a recording of it, but am definitely getting one now :-)
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:12 PM
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To answer a previous question: half of it is a Christmas piece. The other half is an Easter piece. But it's all good!
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:15 PM
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I think my favorite piece besides "Hallelujah" is the Gloria at the begining of the Christmas half
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:18 PM
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9. What's the prettiest wood? |
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:21 PM
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Sun Dec-05-04 03:15 AM
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it's been a long night...but I got to see Carmina Burana :)
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:22 PM
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11. i assume you're talking about something in the Easter half? |
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we didn't do that half, just the Christmas half
I'd imagine the prettiest wood is the cross???? :shrug:
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Sun Dec-05-04 01:49 AM
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:48 PM
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14. Off Topic story about Handel's Messiah... |
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My father is a lover of classical music. When he got a CD player, he proceeded to get all his LP's and tapes as CD's. This took a long time, and much effort. One Christmastide, he got a urge to get The Messiah... so went shopping. And couldn't find it anywhere. Not The Wherehouse, Licorice Pizza, noplace had it (pre online ordering, this would have been early 90's.). Then, one day, he passed a store calling itself 'Christian Music'. Aha! Walking inside and studiously ignoring the Fundie materials surrounding him, he searched the CD racks... and found nothing classical. A clerk came and asked 'Can I help you?' My father said 'Do you have Handel's Messiah?' 'I'm sorry sir' came the clerk's reply... "WE SELL ONLY CHRISTIAN MUSIC HERE"
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Sat Dec-04-04 10:53 PM
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:wow:
that's just funny, especially when you consider that every movement in the Messiah is either based on or taken directly from scripture.
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Sat Dec-04-04 11:01 PM
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'The Messiah' is literally a testiment to the Glory of The Christ. It is Christian Worship as music.
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Sun Dec-05-04 12:18 AM
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Sun Dec-05-04 12:01 AM
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18. Did the audience stand during the Hallelujah chorus? |
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It's tradition, you know.
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Sun Dec-05-04 12:20 AM
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21. Do you know why the King stood up for the Hallelujah Chorus? |
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Sun Dec-05-04 12:27 AM
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all but a few stood up, which confused me because while i can understand older people not standing because of bad knees, or etc, but most of the people i saw not standing seemed middle age and in good health. oh well, guess some aren't up on continuing tradition.
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Sun Dec-05-04 12:03 AM
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19. Did he cover the spread? |
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Sun Dec-05-04 01:43 AM
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25. i do, when i can find the time |
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unfortunetly that time has been very rare
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Sun Dec-05-04 01:02 AM
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24. Here's a very interesting thing about Messiah |
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The Easter story is told using texts fron the Old Testament with just one exception, if memory serves.
I could dig around in boxes and find out for sure, but the cats are in bed now.
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