Maccabaeus


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Mac·ca·bae·us

(măk′ə-bē′əs), Judas
See Judas Maccabeus.

Mac·ca·be·us

also Mac·ca·bae·us (măk′ə-bē′əs), Judas or Judah Died 160 bc.
Jewish patriot and most famous member of the Maccabee family. His rededication of the Temple at Jerusalem (164 bc) is commemorated by the feast of Hanukkah.
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Mac•ca•bae•us

(ˌmæk əˈbi əs)

n.
Judas or Judah ( “the Hammer” ), died 160 b.c., Judean patriot.
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The choicest tapestries which the looms of Arras could furnish draped the walls, whereon the battles of Judas Maccabaeus were set forth, with the Jewish warriors in plate of proof, with crest and lance and banderole, as the naive artists of the day were wont to depict them.
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Judas Maccabaeus, "The Hammer of the Jews," gazed out at his camp.
The Seleucid War Against the Jews: Hanukkah, which is an event of both historical and religious importance, recalls a time when Jews fought battles to be able to continue to practice their religion, and won
Among the early strengths are Walsh editions of Handel, including Athalia, Alexander's Feast, Israel in Egypt, Saul, Samson, Joseph and his Brethren, Semele, Hercules, Belshazzar, Judas Maccabaeus, Occasional Oratorios, Susanna, The Choice of Hercules, and Jephtha.
The Gottfried Fraenkel collection at Illinois
(50.) Mannhardt's note: The Choral Academy of Danzig performed choruses and solos from the first part of Minders Judas Maccabaeus before the address was delivered.
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The public domain works include such pieces as Morley's April is in my mistress' face, Handel's Hallelujah, Amen (from Judas Maccabaeus), Mendelssohn's He that endure to the end (from Elijah), East's How merrily we live, as well as other madrigals and part-songs like Elgar's As torrents in summer.
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There are still however some excellent young choirs in Wales and one of the very finest, the John S Davies Singers, will be making a return visit to the festival, after their memorable performance of Handel's "Messiah" last year, to sing "Judas Maccabaeus" on the opening Saturday.
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They are equally poignant and lyrical in "To Thee, Thou Glorious Son of Worth" also from Theodora, and commanding in the double-dotted rhythms of "FromThis Dread Scene" from Judas Maccabaeus.
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Gewalt--Bedrohung--Krieg: Georg Friedrich Handels Judas Maccabaeus, edited by Dominik Hoink and Jurgen Heidrich.
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The later essays (1992-2001), by Burrows and Hicks, focus on individual works from the final years of Handel's composing career: Hercules, Balshazzar, Judas Maccabaeus, Alexander Balus, Joshua, Susanna, Solomon, Theodora, and Jephtha.
Handel Studies: A Gedenkschrift for Howard Serwer
THE Choral Society combined thrillingly with a large contingent of singers from the Osaka Symphonic Chorus for this performance of Judas Maccabaeus, one of Handel's best-known oratorios.
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