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Israel in Egypt, the Glossary

Israel in Egypt, HWV 54, is a biblical oratorio by the composer George Frideric Handel.^[1]

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1739 oratorios
Oratorios based on the Bible
Oratorios by George Frideric Handel

Alessandro Stradella

Antonio Alessandro Boncompagno Stradella (Bologna, 3 July 1643 – Genoa, 25 February 1682) was an Italian composer of the middle Baroque period.

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In music, an aria (arie,; arias in common usage; diminutive form: arietta,;: ariette; in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompaniment, normally part of a larger work.

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August Manns

Sir August Friedrich Manns (12 March 1825 – 1 March 1907) was a German-born British conductor who made his career in England.

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Élisabeth Duparc

Élisabeth Duparc or Du Parc, nicknamed "La Francesina", (died 1778) was a French soprano notable for appearing in several premieres and performances of the oratorios and operas of Handel - she played the title role, for example, in the premiere of Semele, and sang in the premiere of Saul.

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Balthasar Denner

Balthasar Denner (15 November 1685 – 14 April 1749) was a German painter, highly regarded as a portraitist.

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Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία,, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions.

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Blister

A blister is a small pocket of body fluid (lymph, serum, plasma, blood, or pus) within the upper layers of the skin, usually caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure or infection.

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Boil

A boil, also called a furuncle, is a deep folliculitis, which is an infection of the hair follicle.

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Book of Exodus

The Book of Exodus (from translit; שְׁמוֹת Šəmōṯ, 'Names'; Liber Exodus) is the second book of the Bible.

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Chandos Anthems

Chandos Anthems, HWV 246–256, is the common name of a set of anthems written by George Frideric Handel.

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Charles Jennens

Charles Jennens (1700 – 20 November 1773) was an English landowner and patron of the arts.

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Colonel

Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Daily Post (London newspaper)

The Daily Post (1719–1771) was a London daily paper begun on October 4, 1719, by printer in the Old Bailey, near Ludgate, with contributions from Daniel Defoe.

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Dixit Dominus (Handel)

Dixit Dominus is a psalm setting by George Frideric Handel (catalogued as HWV 232).

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Francesco Antonio Urio

Francesco Antonio Urio (1631/32 – c. 1719) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow

Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow or Zachau (14 November 1663 – 7 August 1712) was a German musician and composer of vocal and keyboard music.

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Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline

The Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264, is an anthem by George Frideric Handel.

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George Edward Gouraud

George Edward Gouraud (30 June 1842 – 17 February 1912) was an American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor who later became famous for introducing the new Edison Phonograph cylinder audio recording technology to England in 1888.

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George Frideric Handel

George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (baptised italic,; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos.

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Gustavus Waltz

Gustavus Waltz (fl. 1732–1759) was a German bass opera singer.

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Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis

The Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (abbreviated as HWV) is the Catalogue of Handel's Works.

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Henry Reinhold

Henry Reinhold (c. 1690 – 1751), also known as Thomas Reinhold, was a German opera singer.

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His Majesty's Theatre, London

His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London.

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Israelites

The Israelites were a group of Semitic-speaking tribes in the ancient Near East who, during the Iron Age, inhabited a part of Canaan.

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Jean-Philippe Rameau

Jean-Philippe Rameau (–) was a French composer and music theorist.

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Johann Caspar Kerll

Johann Caspar Kerll (9 April 1627 – 13 February 1693) was a German Baroque composer and organist.

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John Beard (tenor)

John Beard (c. 1716 – 5 February 1791) was an English tenor of the 18th century.

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John Eliot Gardiner

Sir John Eliot Gardiner (born 20 April 1943) is an English conductor, particularly known for his performances of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, especially the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage of 2000, performing Bach's church cantatas in liturgical order in churches all over Europe, and New York City, with the Monteverdi Choir, and recording them at the locations.

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Joseph (Genesis)

Joseph (lit) is an important Hebrew figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis and in the Quran.

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Magnificat

The Magnificat (Latin for " magnifies ") is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary, the Canticle of Mary and, in the Byzantine tradition, the Ode of the Theotokos.

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Messiah (Handel)

Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. Israel in Egypt and Messiah (Handel) are oratorios based on the Bible and oratorios by George Frideric Handel.

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Moses

Moses; Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ); Mūše; Mūsā; Mōÿsēs was a Hebrew prophet, teacher and leader, according to Abrahamic tradition.

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Nicolaus Adam Strungk

Nicolaus Adam Strungk (christened 15 November 1640 in Braunschweig – 23 September 1700 in Dresden) was a German composer and violinist.

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Ogg

Ogg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation.

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Old Testament

The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Israelites.

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Opera of the Nobility

The Opera of the Nobility (or Nobility Opera) was an opera company set up and funded in 1733 by a group of nobles (under Frederick, Prince of Wales) opposed to George II of Great Britain, in order to rival the (Second) Royal Academy of Music company under Handel (backed by George II and his queen).

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Oratorio

An oratorio is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble.

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Parody music

Parody music, or musical parody, involves changing or copying existing (usually well known) musical ideas, and/or lyrics, or copying the particular style of a composer or performer, or even a general style of music.

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Pharaoh

Pharaoh (Egyptian: pr ꜥꜣ; ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ|Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: Parʿō) is the vernacular term often used for the monarchs of ancient Egypt, who ruled from the First Dynasty until the annexation of Egypt by the Roman Republic in 30 BCE.

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Phonograph cylinder

Phonograph cylinders (also referred to as Edison cylinders after its creator Thomas Edison) are the earliest commercial medium for recording and reproducing sound.

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Plagues of Egypt

The Plagues of Egypt (מכות מצרים), in the account of the Book of Exodus, are ten disasters inflicted on biblical Egypt by the God of Israel (Yahweh) in order to convince the Pharaoh to emancipate the enslaved Israelites, each of them confronting Pharaoh and one of his Egyptian gods; they serve as "signs and marvels" given by God to answer Pharaoh's taunt that he does not know Yahweh: "The Egyptians shall know that I am the ".

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_in_Egypt

Also known as HWV 54, Israel in Egypt (Handel), Israel in Egypt (oratorio).

Israel in Egypt, the Glossary

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See also

1739 oratorios

Oratorios based on the Bible

Oratorios by George Frideric Handel

References