Every Valley 0.0 / 5 ? MusicHandel's Messiah ASAQA Created by: laura grundyCreated on: 05-03-14 19:21 What is the text? Isaiah 40 v 4, Ev'ry valley shall be exalted, and ev'ry mountain and hill made low, the crooked straight and the rough places plain 1 of 14 What is the key? E major 2 of 14 What is the marking? Andante 3 of 14 What bars are the opening ritornello? 1-10 4 of 14 What characterises the opening ritornello? cheerful dotted rhythms, sudden changes in dynamics 5 of 14 When the voice enters what happens to the accompaniment it is unaccompanied, the orchestra then imitates the voice then following bar 6 of 14 On the word 'exalted' what happens? There is an extended melisma, the strings punctuate it 7 of 14 What is the key at bar 21? B major 8 of 14 At bar 21 on the second time of 'exalted' what happens? There is an upwards melisma 9 of 14 On the word 'hill' what happens? The melody rises and falls, like a hill 10 of 14 On the word 'low' what happens? There is an F# which is the lowest note of the melody 11 of 14 On the word 'crooked' what happens? Accidentals A#, but then on the word 'straight' the accidental is corrected to a B 12 of 14 On the word 'pain' what happens? The melody is plain, and simple straying only from B-E 13 of 14 When does the ritornello return? At the end 14 of 14
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