num_pages: 576
description: Hallelujah  is the remarkable story of one of the greatest events in musical history, the creation of George Frederic Handel's masterpiece, Messiah. Composed in just twenty-four days, Handel's "Grand Oratorio which rendered him immortal" was birthed in the darkest and most desperate hours of his life. His health was failing. Critics ridiculed him. Creditors hounded him. Enemies perscuted him. Pride had nearly destroyed him. Yet, out of Handel's night emerged the dawn of Messiah. Anyone who has thrilled at hearing the Hallelujah Chorus will feel "profound attachment" to Handel's story of hope and redemption as timeless ans poignant as the music itself.
language: English
title: Hallelujah
titlecomplete: Hallelujah
genres: Fiction, Historical, Music, Book Club, Adult Fiction, Christmas, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 539
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Christy Award
category: International Historical
publisher: ACW Press