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Topic: Handel's Messiah  (Read 1869 times)

Offline BoliverAllmon

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Handel's Messiah
on: December 08, 2003, 09:10:45 AM
I just got back from performing Handel's Messiah. It got me thinking alot. It is funny how the Messiah was risky music when it was composed. The church that the Messiah should not be performed for the world and the world thought it was too close to church music to be considered something to go listen too. They liked their oratorios that talked about stories, but not about salvation and Christ. Now days though, it is considered pretty common practice to perform it.

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Offline thomas_williams

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Re: Handel's Messiah
Reply #1 on: December 29, 2003, 10:58:38 PM
15 days ago I went to hear the Christmas portion of Messiah performed at a church by their Sanctuary choir and a local orchestra.  It was very good, the only problems: the harpsichord part was played on a digital piano, and the organ was electronic.  The sounds were all very realistic, but I just hate the fact that the organ and harpsichord were fake!  
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Offline eddie92099

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Re: Handel's Messiah
Reply #2 on: December 30, 2003, 02:42:36 AM
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The sounds were all very realistic, but I just hate the fact that the organ and harpsichord were fake!  


I quite like the fact that in a power cut we wouldn't have to hear them ;),
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Re: Handel's Messiah
Reply #3 on: January 02, 2004, 10:16:25 PM
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I quite like the fact that in a power cut we wouldn't have to hear them ;),
Ed


;D ;D ;D
Well, since they sound so realistic they're better than nothing, but I REALLY WISH the keyboard instruments used had real strings and pipes,
Thomas  >:(
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Offline BoliverAllmon

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Re: Handel's Messiah
Reply #4 on: January 03, 2004, 09:27:51 AM
I guess I was lucky. I had a real harpsichord being played there.


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Offline bitus

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Re: Handel's Messiah
Reply #5 on: January 10, 2004, 11:28:54 AM
It would be even more interesting to have them played with all instruments as they were in Handel's time, don't you think?
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Re: Handel's Messiah
Reply #6 on: January 10, 2004, 03:39:28 PM
They did have instruments. I am not understanding exactly what you are saying.

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Offline eddie92099

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Re: Handel's Messiah
Reply #7 on: January 10, 2004, 05:04:21 PM
He is referring to a period performance,
Ed
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