Handel: And the Glor of the Lord from the Oratorio Messiah
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- Handel: And the Glory of the Lord from the Oratorio Messiah
- Structure
- starts with a Ritornello (orchestral introduction)
- through-composed presentation of 4 melodic ideas
- no set form to the movement
- 1741
- originally performed in london concert halls and theatres by small orchestra and choir, BUT NOW performed by much larger forces
- Melody
- Based on 4 main melodic ideas
- ''and the glory of the lord''
- syllabic
- ''shall be revealed''
- melismatic, descending in sequences
- ''and all flesh shall see it together''
- repetitive and syllabic with some melisma on 'flesh'
- ''for the mouth of the lord hath spoken it''
- built with long repeated notes that act like a pedal to the rest of the harmonies
- Tonality and Harmony
- A major (modulations to the dominant E major and the supertonic B major)
- Simple and diatonic harmony
- plagal cadence at the end in A major
- Texture
- alternates between homophonic (hath spoken it) and contrapuntal (shall be revealed)
- short monophonic passage
- imitation in the vocal and instrumental parts
- instrumental parts double the voices
- Instruments and voices
- written for full choir (SATB)
- choir accompanied by
- typical baroque string orchestra
- violins
- violas
- cellos
- double basses
- continuo part
- cello
- double bass
- harpsichord
- typical baroque string orchestra
- Tempo/ Rhythm
- constant Allegro throughout
- end tempo changes to Adagio without ritenuto
- slower tempo creates dramatic ending
- 3/4 time signature
- dotted rhythms (and the glory of the lord)
- hemiola effect (notes are grouped in 2s instead of 3s) is used before cadences
- Dynamics
- predominantly F supporting joyful character of the music
- Structure
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