Messiah (Handel)

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/messiah-handel

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. What is the composer?

2. 2. What is the date of composition?

3. 3. What is Handel's Messiah?

4. 4. How long did Handel write Messiah?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Baroque Era

• Contrapuntal Writing

• Libretto

• Nativity

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.