And The Glory Of The Lord - Handel Flashcards
Tempo
Allegro
Big rall at end
Adagio - drawn out ending
Key
A major (sounds happy)
Time signature
3/4
3 crotchet beats in a bar
Choir
SATB (soprano, alto, tenor, bass)
Melody
Often doubled by 1st and 2nd violins
4 motifs
1. First sung by the altos “and the glory of The Lord”
2. First sung by the tenors, “shall be revealed”. Uses a melisma on the word “revealed”.
3. First sung by the altos, “and all flesh shall see it together”
4. First sung by the tenors and basses, most of it is on the same pitch.
Date it was written in
1741
Part of what large scale work?
The Messiah
Typical features of Baroque Music
It’s use of:
Ornaments
Diatonic harmony (all notes from a major or minor key)
Terraced dynamics
Use of harpsichord
Basso Continuo
One ‘affection’ throughout the majority of the whole piece: this piece is mainly joyful
throughout – giving glory and praise to God. (Minor keys are avoided!)
Other baroque composers
Vivaldi
Telemann
Bach
Hemiola
Rhythm used to give the piece a pushed feel
Sets up strong perfect cadence
Basso continuo
The instruments - organ and cello - which play the backing to the melody
The final cadence is…
Which means…
Plagal
4th to 1st
Texture in the piece
Most of the piece alternates between homophonic and contrapuntal.
Very short monophonic section in bars 108-109
Handel uses imitation
What makes this piece lively?
Major key and upbeat tempo
The harmony in this piece
Amaj - Emaj - Amaj - Emaj - Bmaj - Amaj
Diatonic
Basso continuo
The orchestra consists of violins, violas, cello, organ and they double the choir parts
