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Hymnus Paradisi
Hymnus Paradisi is a choral work by English composer Herbert Howells, first performed publicly at the 1950 Three Choirs Festival. Howells composed the piece privately in 1938 following the death of his nine-year-old son from polio, initially intending it for personal use. The work functions as a req...
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The top alternative to Hymnus Paradisi in 2026 is The Dream of Gerontius with a score of 9.4/10, followed by Belshazzar's Feast (9.3) and Saul (8.8).
The Dream of Gerontius
Elgar’s *The Dream of Gerontius* is a sacred oratorio based on Cardinal Newman’s poem. Composed in 1900, it depicts the...
Belshazzar's Feast
Walton’s *Belshazzar’s Feast* is a 20th-century oratorio based on the Book of Daniel. The work depicts the final, opulen...
Saul
Saul is an oratorio by George Handel composed in 1739. It depicts the life of King Saul from the Hebrew Bible, exploring...
Israel in Egypt
Israel in Egypt is an English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1739. The work is unique within Ha...
Solomon
Solomon is an English oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel, premiered in 1749. The work uses a biblical libretto...
Jephtha
'Jephtha' is an oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1751, featuring a libretto by Thomas Morell based on the...
Theodora
"Theodora" is an oratorio in three acts composed by George Frideric Handel in 1750. The libretto, written by Thomas More...
Samson
Samson is an English language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, first performed at Covent Garden in London in 1743. Ne...
The Apostles
The Apostles is an oratorio for soloists, chorus, and orchestra by Edward Elgar, cataloged as Op. 49. It premiered at th...
Sancta Civitas
Sancta Civitas is an oratorio by Ralph Vaughan Williams, composed between 1923 and 1925. The work draws its text exclusi...
The Apostles (Elgar)
The Apostles is an oratorio for soloists, chorus, and orchestra by Edward Elgar, cataloged as Op. 49. It premiered at th...
Belshazzar
Belshazzar is an English oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1744 and early 1745. The work features a librett...
Judas Maccabaeus
Judas Maccabaeus is an English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1746 to a libretto by Thomas More...
Saint Nicolas
Benjamin Britten composed the choral work Saint Nicolas, Op. 42, in 1948 to celebrate the centenary of Lancing College i...
Hodie
Hodie (This Day) is a Christmas cantata composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1954, catalogued as his last major choral-...
Athalia
Athalia is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, completed and first performed in 1733 at the Sheldoni...
Job (Parry)
Job is an English oratorio by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, completed for the 1892 Three Choirs Festival. It sets episo...
Esther
Esther is an English oratorio by George Frideric Handel based on the biblical story of the Jewish queen who protects her...
The Golden Legend
The Golden Legend is a dramatic cantata by English composer Arthur Sullivan, first performed at the Leeds Festival in 18...
Susanna
Susanna is an English oratorio by George Frideric Handel, first performed in 1749. It is based on the story of Susanna a...
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