Zusammenfassung der Ressource
And The Glory Of The Lord -
G.F. Handle
- Melody
- Four main ideas
- Each idea relates to a particular part of the text
- One uses squence
- One has a short
repeated motif
- One is made up of
long repeated As
- Idea - 1 - syllabic - One
note per syllable
- Idea 2 - melismatic - More
than one note per
syllable
- Each melodic idea is contrasting
- Harmony and tonality
- Major throughout
- Gives it a bright, joyous mood
- Modulation to dominant and
dominant of the dominant
- A major
- E major
- B major
- Marked by frequent
cadences which
reinforce the key
- Piece ends with a
plagal cadence
- Dynamics
- Terraced
- Common in Baroque
period
- Often determined by
the number of parts
playing at the give point
- Piece starts in piano
during the orchestral
introductions
- Piece ends with a dramatic rest
followed by a fortissimo cadence
- Texture
- 1st vocal entry is monophonic
- much imitation throughout
- Some doubling of parts
- "For the mouth of the Lord"
- Final cadence is homophonic
- Texture is constantly changing
- Mood
- Baroque music tends to have one
prevailing mood for the whole piece or
'affection'
- Mood is joyful
- Reinforced by
- Major tonality
- Sprightly tempo
- 3/4 metre
- Knowledge
- From Messiah
- Written in 3 weeks
- 1742
- Messiah is an oratorio