libretto made up of bits from the Old and New Testament
And The Glory Of The Lord is the first chorus heard in the Messiah
written for soprano, alto, tenor, bass and full baroque orchestra
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General Information
in A major which makes it sound happy and joyful
modulates to E major twice and B major once
texture is mainly homophonic and occasionally polyphonic
marked allegro meaning quick and lively
written in 3/4
has a hemiola where it feels like 2/4 in some places
last four bars marked adagio meaning they're much slower
ends with a plagal cadence
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Main Musical Ideas
the first motif is "and the glory of the lord" which is first sung by the altos. it's syllabic
the second motif is "shall be revealed" which is first sung by the tenors. it's a descending sequence and is melismatic
the third motif is "and all flesh shall see it together" which is first sung by the altos. it's made up of the same bit of melody that is repeated three times
the fourth motif is "for the mouth of the lord hath spoken it" which is first sung by the tenors and basses. it's a pedal point as it is sung on the same note. the note length's are quite long making it sound serious and important
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