Messiah was the first oratorio Handel wrote.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Handel's first English oratorio, Haman and Mordecai (later revised and renamed Esther), was composed in 1721. Messiah was composed later in 1741.

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What will be an ideal response?

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A) ?linear perspective B) ?manumission C) ?hierarchy of scale D) ?damnatio memoriae

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A. Strict and fast B. Absent C. Flexible and free D. Slow and plodding

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