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Who composed the Messiah oratorio, with its Hallelujah chorus?

  • George Frideric Handel
  • J.S. Bach
  • Joseph Haydn

The answer is George Frideric Handel. Handel — written in just 24 days in 1741.

George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti.

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