Music:George Frideric Handel- "And the Glory of the Lord"
- Created by: Agnes Fouch
- Created on: 22-04-13 20:12
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- Handel: "And the Glory of the Lord"
- Context
- Oratoris- sacred opera with no acting
- Instumentation
- 4 part chorus (SATB)
- 2 Violins, Viola (often doubling voices)
- Basso Continuo (Organ and Cello)
- Tonality
- 1) 'And the Glory, the Glory of the Lord'
- Outlines A Major triad and ends with stepwise scale. Syllabic word setting
- 2) 'Shall be revealed'
- Two bar descending sequence.
- Melismatic setting of first two syllables of 'revealed'
- 3) 'And all Flesh shall see it together'
- 3 repititions of the A-E scale
- 4) 'For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it'
- Dotted minim repeated notes emphasise the conviction of these words
- 1) 'And the Glory, the Glory of the Lord'
- Texture
- Homophonic (bar 33-38)
- Imitative polyphony (bar 18-22)
- Double counterpoint- two seperate melodies at the same time (bar 84-88)
- Metre and Rhythm
- 3/4 time signature maiintained throughout
- Regular hemiolas before cadences (are accented as
- Tempo
- Constant throughout (Allegro) until Adagio in last bars- a common occurance in Baroque music
- Context
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