George Frederic Handel, the great German composer, died 250 years ago on April 14, 1759. Also, the first public performance of his best-known oratorio, Messiah, took place in Dublin, Ireland on April 13, 1742. It is said that when King George II was attendance for a performance on March 23, 1743, he stood for the Hallelujah Chorus, thus inaugurating a tradition which continues today when this piece is sung; therefore, in remembrance of these anniversaries, I present Handel's Hallelujah Chorus.
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