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      Handel refused to accept any money from the performances of "Messiah". He refused because:
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      • He wanted the librettest to get the money

      • He wanted the performers to get all the proceeds

      • He felt that he did not deserve it

      • He wanted the money to go to the Church

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      1. Handel refused to accept any money from the performances of "Messiah". He refused because:
        1. He wanted the librettest to get the money
        2. He wanted the performers to get all the proceeds
        3. He felt that he did not deserve it
        4. He wanted the money to go to the Church

        1. Handel maintained that God, not Handel, wrote "Messiah". He saw himself as a mere vehicle for communication who simply wrote down what God dictated. While writing the "Hallelujah Chorus", Handel referred to the "divine host" who sang the music that he recorded on paper. Many arrangements of "Messiah" have been created through the years. One of the most famous arrangers was Mozart.

      2. "Messiah" is the exception to the definition of oratorio because it has no:
        1. scenery or costumes
        2. plot or characters
        3. acts or scenes
        4. spoken narrative or dialogue

        1. It is atypical of Handel's oratorios to have no plot or characters. However, oratorios by definition have no scenery, costumes or drama. Most of Handel's oratorios are based on stories from the Old Testament. Although Jennens extracted the text from the Bible, it is reflective rather than dramatic. Interestingly, oratorios were not considered church music. They were intended for performance in public theaters for paying audiences.

      3. "Messiah" premiered in 1742 in the city of?
        1. Dublin
        2. London
        3. Edinburg
        4. Dresden

        1. The first performance of "Messiah" was presented in Dublin on April 13, 1742, as a benefit for people in a debtors' prison. It raised enough money to free 142 men from the prison.

      4. Why do most audiences stand when the "Hallelujah Chorus" is performed?
        1. Handel wrote it into the music
        2. To show respect for God
        3. It is part of the intermission
        4. The king stood when he heard it

        1. Upon hearing the "Hallelujah Chorus" movement of "Messiah", King George II of England was reputedly so overcome with emotion that he spontaneously rose to his feet. When the king stands, everyone stands, so the audience immediately rose also. The tradition of standing for the chorus is still observed today in most live performances of "Messiah".

      5. "Messiah" is Handel's only English oratorio that uses text from?
        1. John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress"
        2. The Apocrypha
        3. The Old and New Testaments
        4. John Milton's "Paradise Lost"

        1. Bunyan and Milton were both Baroque authors of religious allegories, but were never used as librettists by Handel, as far as I know

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