Handel - And the Glory of the Lord
- Created by: elliebaxter
- Created on: 08-01-17 11:16
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- Handel - And the Glory of the Lord
- Melody
- 1) "And the glory of the Lord"
- Triad of A major + syllabic
- 2) "Shall be revealed"
- 2 bar descending sequence + melismatic
- 3) "And all the flesh shall see it together"
- same melody X3 of a descending 4th
- 4) "For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it"
- Long notes - more serious and dramaticc
- 1) "And the glory of the Lord"
- Rhythm
- 3/4
- Allegro - lively, dancelike
- Pause before final cadence (dramatic silence)
- Hemiolas
- Dynamics
- Terraced dynamics
- Common of Baroque
- Little variation
- Terraced dynamics
- Form
- Built around 4 motifs
- First chorus in piece
- Oratorio (using biblical text)
- Instruments
- SATB choir
- Strings
- Continuo bass - harpsichord and cello
- Texture
- Homophonic
- Orchestra doubles voices
- Varies the number of parts throughout
- Harmony
- Diatonic harmony
- A major, modulations to E and B major
- Diatonic harmony
- Melody
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