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Handel: 'And the Glory of the Lord' from Messiah
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Area of Study 1: Western Classical music 1600-1899
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Handel: 'And the Glory of the Lord' from Messiah
PERFORMING FORCES
Choir is made up of sopranos, altos, tenors and basses
They are accompanied by strings and continuo (for cello and harpsichord or organ
The orchestra often doubles the vocal lines
STRUCTURE
Starts with an orchestral introduction, called a ritornello which means little return. Returns back to original idea/ motif (ABACA)
Based on different combinations of four motifs.
MELODY
Based upon four different motifs
RHYTHM, METRE AND TEMPO
This piece is in 3/4
Fast tempo (Allegro)
There are a number of hemiolas in the piece (where music feels as if its in 2/4 rather than 3/4
TONALITY AND HARMONY
The piece is in A major. It modulates to two related keys: the dominant, E major and the supertonic, B major
Piece ends with a plagal cadance in A major.
The harmony is diatonic.
TEXTURE
Most of the piece alternates between homophonic and contrapuntal.
Very short monophonic passage in bars 108-9
Handel uses imitation
WORD SETTING
Mixture of syllabic and melismatic word setting.
Different phrases of text are repeated many times, helping to make the words as clear as possible
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