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Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. Messiah was first performed in Dublin in 1742, and received its London premiere the following year. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, becoming one of the most frequently performed choral works in Western music. Although its structure resembles that of opera, it is not in dramatic form, but a reflection on Jesus Christ as Messiah. Handel begins Part I with prophecies by Isaiah and others, and moves to the annunciation to the shepherds, the only "scene" taken from the Gospels. In Part II he concentrates on the Passion and ends with the Hallelujah Chorus. In Part III he covers the resurrection of the dead and Christ's glorification in heaven. Handel wrote Messiah for modest vocal and instrumental forces; after his death, the work was adapted for performance with much larger orchestras and choirs. Its orchestration was revised and amplified by (among others) Mozart. Since the late 20th century, the trend has been towards authenticity. (Full article...)

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  • The World Baseball Classic concludes with the Dominican Republic defeating Puerto Rico in the final (MVP Robinson Canó pictured).

  • Bangladeshi President Zillur Rahman dies in a Singapore hospital at the age of 84.

  • Bosco Ntaganda, leader of the March 23 Movement, surrenders himself to the U.S. embassy in Rwanda in response to an International Criminal Court indictment on war crimes.

  • Japanese architect Toyo Ito wins the Pritzker Prize.

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    March 23: Earth Hour (20:30 local time in various areas, 2013); Republic Day in Pakistan (1956); Day of Hungarian–Polish Friendship in Hungary and Poland

  • 1888 – Led by William McGregor (pictured), ten football clubs met in London for the purpose of founding The Football League, the oldest league competition in world football.

  • 1908 – American diplomat Durham Stevens, an employee of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was assassinated in San Francisco by two Korean immigrants unhappy with his recent support of the increasing Japanese presence in Korea.

  • 1940 – Pakistan Movement: During its three-day general session, the Muslim League drafted the Lahore Resolution, calling for greater autonomy in British India.

  • 1983 – The initial proposal to develop the Strategic Defense Initiative, a ground-based and space-based system to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles, was released.

  • 1991 – The Sierra Leone Civil War began when the Revolutionary United Front, with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, invaded Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow Joseph Saidu Momoh.

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