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NOTE:
Messiah is a deceptively simple
piece of music. Written with
four-part harmonies, with little orchestra
soloing, part of its appeal is that
seemingly anyone can sing it, from the
most amateur novice to the most brilliant
artist, each discovering something new and
challenging within its staves. But
hidden within its passages are amazing
complexities. Here I will attempt to
document some of the scholarship which has
helped to reveal hidden depths to this
most populist of baroque masterpieces.
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