may 18, 1742 - Handel's "Messiah"
Description:
One of his oratorio's, composed in 1742 for performance in DublinUnlike Handel’s oratorios:
- Uses Biblical text (not paraphrased poetry, as the definition before)
- Does not narrate an Old Testament story
- Not written for specific performers
His most influential work!
Added to timeline:
Date:
may 18, 1742
Now
~ 283 years ago