GCSE Music - Area of Study 1 - Handel - And the Glory of the Lord

Everything you need to know about Handel - And the Glory of the Lord for GCSE Music Listening

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Composer?
George Frideric Handel
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When was it composed?
1741
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Where was it first performed?
Dublin, Ireland
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What was it for?
A chorus from an oratoria called 'Messiah'
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Which instruments was this piece scored for?
SATB choir and a small orchestra consisting of violins, violas, cellos and organ continuo
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Tempo marking?
Allegro - lively
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Does the tempo stay the same?
Yes, until four bars before the end, when all performers have a one bar rest, then the tempo changes to 'adagio' - slowly
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Motif 1 (And The Glory...)
Spell out the chord of A major, distinctive rhythm pattern and is set syllabically
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Motif 2 (Shall be revealed)
Mostly in steps, consists of the same pattern repeated a tone lower (sequence). It is also melismatic
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Motif C (And all flesh shall see it together)
Starts with a rising 4th, then the same pattern of notes is repeated three times
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Motif D (For the mouth...)
Mostly consists of one note, each note is a dotted minim. Syllabic.
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How does the texture change?
Sometimes it is polyphonic (different rhythm and different pitches), sometimes it is homophonic (Same rhythm but different pitches).
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How are motifs introduced?
Sometimes motifs are introduced one at a time, sometimes two at a time, and towards the end they are all played together.
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What are cadances?
The two chords at the end of a musical phrase.
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What cadences are used in this piece?
Sometimes a perfect (V-I) or plagal cadence (IV-I), or occasionally imperfect (Anything-V).
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What is the starting tonality of the piece?
A major
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What does it modulate to?
E major and B major
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What is the metre of the piece, and what musical device sounds like this has changed sometimes?
3/4, simple triple, time, and it stays the same throughout. Especially towards cadences, there is a hemiola (when two groups of three beats are replaced by three groups of two beats)
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