A choral work in two parts , it was a setting of the ode Alexander 's Feast , or the Power of Musick by John Dryden .
Handel completed Alexander 's Feast in January 1736 .
A choral work in two parts , Alexander 's Feast was a setting of the ode Alexander 's Feast , or the Power of Musick by John Dryden .
Handel completed Alexander 's Feast in January 1736 .