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George Frideric Handel. Belshazzar (HWV 61) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel.The libretto was by Charles Jennens, and Handel abridged it considerably. [1] Jennens' libretto was based on the Biblical account of the fall of Babylon at the hands of Cyrus the Great and the subsequent freeing of the Jewish nation, as found in the Book of Daniel.
It includes elements from the Book of Daniel, including the feast. [4] The oratorio Belshazzar by George Frideric Handel, with libretto by Charles Jennens. Written in 1744. [5] The opera Ciro in Babilonia, ossia La caduta di Baldassare (Cyrus in Babylon, or The Downfall of Belshazzar) by Gioachino Rossini, first performed in 1812. Based on the ...
Collected editions of Handel's works include the Händel-Gesellschaft (HG) and the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe (HHA), but the more recent Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (HWV) publication is now commonly used to number his works. For example, Handel's Messiah can be referred to as: HG xlv, HHA i/17, or HWV 56. [1]
Pages in category "Oratorios by George Frideric Handel" ... Belshazzar (Handel) Brockes Passion (Handel) C. The Choice of Hercules (Handel) D. Deborah (Handel) E.
Belshazzar played a pivotal role in the coup d'état that overthrew the king Labashi-Marduk (r. 556 BC– ) and brought Nabonidus to power in 556 BC. Since Belshazzar was the main beneficiary of the coup, through confiscating and inheriting Labashi-Marduk's estates and wealth, it is likely that he was the chief orchestrator.
Handel thanks Jennens for the first act of Belshazzar, agrees with the long length of the first act (and the shorter subsequent acts), and requests Jennens to send the other acts. Handel also requests that Jennens "point out these passages in the Messiah which you think require altering". 21 August 1744 English Charles Jennens
Works based on the Book of Daniel (2nd century BCE). Subcategories. ... Belshazzar (Handel) Belshazzar's Feast (Walton) Birth of an Age; The Book of Daniel (film) C.
Belshazzar (Handel) Belshazzar's Feast (Walton) C. Ciro in Babilonia; ... Book of Daniel; N. Nabucco This page was last edited on 15 January 2024, at 23:00 (UTC ...
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