And the Glory of the Lord - Handel
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- Handel and the Glory of the Lord
- Composer
- George Frederick Handel
- From the Messiah
- Oratorio
- 4 soloists- soprano, alto, tenor and bass
- Baroque Period/Style
- Diationic harmonies
- Unity of Affection
- Ornamentaion (not in this)
- Use of continuo
- Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
- Choir
- 4 soloists- soprano, alto, tenor and bass
- Orchestra
- 1st and 2nd violins, violas and continuo (organ or harpsichord)
- Structure
- no set form
- ritornello
- orchestral introduction which returns later on 2 occasions
- Melody
- 1st motif
- triadic
- outlines keys of A major
- syllabic - introduced by altos
- 2nd motif
- conjunct
- descending sequences
- melismatic
- 3rd motif
- 5 note descending figure repeated 3 times
- narrow range
- 4th motif
- Long repeated pedal notes introduced by tenors and basses in unision
- 1st motif
- Rhythm
- 3/4 dance-like
- Allegro fast until end
- Adagio to create drawn out ending in last 3 bars
- rhythmic augmentation
- hemiolas
- 3 bars of 2/4 instead of 2 bars of 3/4
- hemiolas
- Tonality and Harmony
- A Major
- F#, C#, G#
- Modulates to E Major (D# added)
- Modulates to Dominant of Dominant (B Major- Added A#)
- Diatonic
- All notes come from the key
- A Major
- Texture
- Homophonic
- melody often in bass
- Counterpoint
- Imitation
- same melody overlaps
- Imitation
- Very short monophonic passages in bars 108-109
- Homophonic
- Dyanmics
- Terraced
- Only continuo used when one voice part is singing
- Composer
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