'And The Glory Of The Lord' - Handel - GCSE Music
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- 'And The Glory Of The Lord' - Handel
- Musical Features
- Imitation
- Sequences
- Syllabic and Melismatic word setting
- Melody
- 4 Melodies
- Melody 1: Triad of A Major. Sung by STAB, starting with Altos
- Melody 2: Descending sequences. Melismatic. Sung by STAB, starting with Altos
- Melody 3: Repetition. Featuring sequences. Syllabic and Melismatic. Sung by STAB, starting with Altos
- Melody 4: Pedal note. Repeated. Syllabic. Sung by STAB, but mainly Tenors and Bases
- 4 Melodies
- Rhythm
- Regular beat on crotchet rhythms which defines the mood
- Use of Hemiola Notes grouped by the 2 beats, not by the 3rd of the time signature.
- Structure
- Based around 4 contrasting Melodies
- 4 Melodies
- Melody 1: Triad of A Major. Sung by STAB, starting with Altos
- Melody 2: Descending sequences. Melismatic. Sung by STAB, starting with Altos
- Melody 3: Repetition. Featuring sequences. Syllabic and Melismatic. Sung by STAB, starting with Altos
- Melody 4: Pedal note. Repeated. Syllabic. Sung by STAB, but mainly Tenors and Bases
- 4 Melodies
- Based around 4 contrasting Melodies
- Instrument-ation
- Written for a STAB choir. (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)
- Violins
- Violas
- Cellos
- Harpsichord
- Organ
- Tempo
- Allegro all throughout
- Last four bars are Adagio
- The time signature is 3/4
- Dynamics
- Terraced dynamics are achieved by adding and taking away parts and instruments
- No dynamics are printed on the score
- Harmony
- A Major - Minor keys are avoided
- This makes the piece sound happy and joyful
- Perfect cadences are used
- A plagal cadence is used at the end of the piece
- A Major - Minor keys are avoided
- Texture
- Alternating polyphonic and homophonic sections
- Ended in homophonic
- Musical Features
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