And the Glory of the Lord 0.0 / 5 ? MusicHandelGCSEAQA Created by: emmajane_Created on: 02-03-14 14:43 Which year was 'And the Glory of the Lord' written? 1741 1 of 21 Where does 'And the Glory of the Lord' come from? An oratorio 2 of 21 Where would this peice usually be performed? In a concert hall or theatre 3 of 21 PERFORMING FORCES- What is the chior made up of? Sopranos, altos, tenors and basses 4 of 21 PERFORMING FORCES- What is the chior usually accompanied by? Strings and Ccontinuo bass (Cello and double bass) 5 of 21 PERFORMING FORCES- What does the orchestrea often do with the vocal lines? It doubles the vocal lines 6 of 21 STRUCTURE- What does the work start with? An orchestral introduction called a ritornello 7 of 21 STRUCTURE- What is this piece based on? Different combinations of 4 motifs 8 of 21 MELODY-Who sings the first motif and what key is it in? Altos and A major 9 of 21 MELODY- What does motif two use on the word 'revealed'? A decscending sequence and a melisma 10 of 21 MELODY- Who sings motif 3 and what does it repeate twice? Altos, and a shortdescending figure from A to E 11 of 21 MELODY- Who sings motif 4 and what does it sound like? Sung by tenors and bases and sounds like a solemn 12 of 21 R, M, T- What type of metre does this peice have? A dance-like 3/4 metre 13 of 21 R, M, T- Which tempo does it remain throughout and change to at the end? It remains a fast, allegro tempo and changes to an adagio tempo at end 14 of 21 R, M, T- What happens in dars 9-10? A hemiola 15 of 21 T & H- What does this peice modulate to? A major, to the dominant (E major) and the supertonic (B major) 16 of 21 T & H- What cadance does the piece end on? A plagal cadance 17 of 21 T & H- What is the harmony like? Diatonic 18 of 21 TEXTURE- What does the texture modulate between? Homophoniccontrapuntal and monophonic 19 of 21 TEXTURE- What does handel use in bar 17? Imitation 20 of 21 WORD SETTING- What are the two types of word setting in this work? Syllabic and melismatic 21 of 21
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