Handel’s Messiah, ‘Tis The Season
The Classical Music Minute - A podcast by Steven Hobé, Composer & Host - Mondays
Description‘Tis the season for some great music, including Handel’s Messiah! What were the origins of this fantastic work? Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactHandel composed Messiah in just 24 days without getting much sleep and or eating much food. While writing the ‘Hallelujah’ chorus Handel’s servant discovered him with tears in his eyes, and he exclaimed, “I did think I did see all Heaven before me, and the great God Himself seated on His throne, with His company of Angels.”__________...
