Handel: 'And the Glory of the Lord'

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  • structure
    • the piece is made up of 4 motifs
      • Motif A "And the glory of the lord" is firs herd by the alto part in bars 11-14 of the piece. - its syllabic. - the first 3 chords outline the a major chord (which is the main key of the piece). - its ends in the last 3 notes of the a major scale which defines the key .
        • Motif B "Shall be revealed" introduced by the tenor part in bars 17-20.-The word revealed is mellismatic
          • Motif C "And all flesh shall see it together" First heard by the alto part in bars 43-46 - same melody repeated 3 times to make up this motif.
            • Motif D "for the moth of the lord hath spoken it" introduced by the tenor\bass in bar 51-57.  -it is the only motif introduced by 2 parts - most of this motif is on the same note(which is an example of a pedal - long notes make it sound serious and important
    • Handle: 'And the Glory of the Lord'

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