Notice how the audience stands at the first strains of this wonderful piece of music. I get chills listening to it. Read about the phenomenon here.
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John
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YOU know, I'm sure, why people stand for this chorus, but not all might.
Tradition has it that, at the London premiere of "Messiah," King George II was in attendance. At the first strains of the finale of the second section ("Hallelujah"), the King rose to his feet and remained standing until the end of the chorus. Of course, when the King rose to his feet, so did everybody else.
Whether the story is real or apocryphal, the tradition has endured.
Despite the composer's own misgivings, there is no question that the entire oratorio is a masterpiece from beginning to the final mighty "Amen."
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YOU know, I'm sure, why people stand for this chorus, but not all might.
Tradition has it that, at the London premiere of "Messiah," King George II was in attendance. At the first strains of the finale of the second section ("Hallelujah"), the King rose to his feet and remained standing until the end of the chorus. Of course, when the King rose to his feet, so did everybody else.
Whether the story is real or apocryphal, the tradition has endured.
Despite the composer's own misgivings, there is no question that the entire oratorio is a masterpiece from beginning to the final mighty "Amen."
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