The Messiah in numbers

Type of post: Chorus news item
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Posted By: Malcolm Kidd
Status: Current
Date Posted: Tue, 24 Mar 2026
The Messiah. Please let us know about any extra facts that you can think of :

 3        It was written in 3 Parts:
 4        Scenes in Part II
 5        Scenes in Part I
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 7        Scenes in Part III
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 9        Movements in Part III
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20        Movements in Part I
21        Movements in Part II
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24        It took 24 days to compose
53        It has 53 movements

1741      The year composed
1742      Dublin First Performance

 
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