Oratorio. Written in 1741 over 24 days. First performed in Dublin in 1742. 1st chorus of the 4th movement. Scored for 4-part SATB.
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Mood
Baroque is one affection or mood per movement. The affection is joyful, will glorification and praise. Tempo is Allegro until until the end. 3/4 triple metre is dance-like and joyful. It's in major keys throughout.
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Structure
Ritornello starts. Based on different combinations of four motifs. 'And the glory of the Lord': First introduced by altos, 'Shall be revealed'. Orchestral link (ritornello) Motifs introduced and combined.
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Texture
Alternation of homophonic and contrapuntal sections. Few short monophonic sections. Counterpoint is frequently imitative. Instrumental doubling of voices.
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Intruments
Very small orchestra and choir originally. Has strings and keyboard (chamber organ). Basso continuo ('cello, double bass, keyboard). Strings mainly double voices. Independant parts for strings (ritornello): still based on vocal materia.
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Tonality
Major keys throughout: A, E, A, E, B, E, A. Modulations are to the dominants. Music goes to sharper keys: keeping in joyful mood of piece. Keys confirmed by functional harmony, perfect cadences and pedals.
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Harmony
Diatonic. Functional harmony. Most cadences are perfect, occasional imperfect ones. Last cadence is plagal. Tonic and dominant pedals. Mainly primary triads, root and 1st inversion chords. Often V7.
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Melody
4 melodic motifs, each relate to separate line of text: all contrast. 1) Begins triadically, scalic movement. 2) descending sequence. Mellismatic. 3) Repetition. 4) Only 2 notes. Pedal.
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Dynamics
Very little, either loud or soft (terraced dynamics)
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Metre
Allegro, but very end is Adagio. Triple simple metre (3/4): dance-like feel. Hemiola. Crotchet syncopation. Variety of note values. Occasional use of dotted rhythms.
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Word Setting
Sometimes syllabic and other times melismatic. 4) long notes. Word-painting: "together". Different phrases of text are repeated many times (words are as clear as possible).
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Baroque is one affection or mood per movement. The affection is joyful, will glorification and praise. Tempo is Allegro until until the end. 3/4 triple metre is dance-like and joyful. It's in major keys throughout.
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