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Judas Maccabaeus

American  
Judas Maccabaeus British  
/ ˌmækəˈbiːəs /

noun

  1. Jewish leader, whose revolt (166–161 bc ) against the Seleucid kingdom of Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) enabled him to recapture Jerusalem and rededicate the Temple

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First performed in 1747, Judas Maccabaeus was among Handel's most popular works in the 18th and 19th centuries, though nowadays we are apt to regard it as among his most controversial.

From The Guardian Jul. 20, 2012

Their efforts will culminate in performances of Handel's " Judas Maccabaeus;" Haydn's " Paukenmesse;" Poulenc's " Gloria" and Bizet's " Te Deum."

From New York Times May 7, 2010

Baroque period holiday music, featuring selections from Handel's "Judas Maccabaeus," Zielenski's "Magnificat à 12," and works by Michael Haydn and Johann Kuhnau.

From Washington Post Dec. 11, 2009

Composer Handel, martial, romantic, won fame for impressive oratorios, the best known among them being The Messiah, Samson, Judas Maccabaeus.

From Time Magazine Archive

They take care that the accounts of Moses, of Joshua, of David, of Judas Maccabaeus, of Caesar, of Alexander, of Scipio, of Hannibal, and other great soldiers should be read.

From The City of the Sun by Campanella, Tommaso

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