A piece by this composer was the basis for Tony Britten’s 1992 music for the UEFA (“yoo-AY-fuh”) Champions League. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this composer of an oratorio which contains a 12/8 movement called Pifa, often dubbed a “pastoral symphony,” and the duet “For Unto Us a Child is Born.”
ANSWER: Georg Fredrich Handel
[10e] This aforementioned Handel oratorio, often sung at Christmas time, concludes its second part with the “Hallelujah Chorus.”
ANSWER: Messiah
[10h] The UEFA Champions League music was based on this anthem, one of four written by Handel for the 1727 coronation of King George II. This D major anthem switches from an Adagio 4/4 section to an Allegro 3/4 section beginning with the words “and all the people rejoiced.”
ANSWER: Zadok the Priest
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