"that vast effort of genius, the Hallelujah chorus". Christopher Hogwood comments: "the entry of the trumpets marks the final storming of heaven". Daniel I. Block summarized in 1997: "... in this piece we see the remarkable confluence of Hebrew theology and biblical truth, Italian operatic genius, English class, and German piety." See also Messiah (Handel) Structure of Handel's Messiah Messiah Part I Messiah Part II References External links Georg Friedrich Händel / Messiah (1742) / A Sacred Oratorio / Words by Charles Jennens opera.stanford.edu George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) / Messiah Simon Heighes, for The Sixteen recording, 1997 Handel Messiah Lindsay Kemp, program notes for Colin Davis recording, 2006 CNP Feedback – Worthy Is the Lamb Cantica Nova publications Program Notes: Handel's Messiah Dallas Symphony, 2011 Messiah The Compleat Guide sinatraguide.com Messiah (Handel) Christian music lists 1741 compositions