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Cantatas

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Vocal (Choral) composition with instrumental accompaniment

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Bach’s Canatas for?

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Mostly Lutheran Church.

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Bach Canatas were

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multimovement works with solo arias, recitatives, and choruses, all with orchestral accompaniment.

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Lutheran Cantatas

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chorale, or hymn tune, sung in four-part harmony.

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Bach’s cantata Wachet auf (Sleepers, Awake) inspiration

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a well-known Protestant chorale tune

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Oratorio (Sacred Opera)

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Large scale dramatic genre. Sacred text preformed by solo voices, choruses and orchestra, it is not staged or costumed

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What was George Frideric Handel Known for

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his Italian operas and, later in life, his English-texted oratorios (including Messiah).

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comes from Italian word cantare, to sing

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Canata

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Chorale

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a hymn tune specifically associated with German Protestantism.

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Fusion genre of recitative, the aria (French operatic overture; and Italian Instrumentation)

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Canatas, Oratorio

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Creation of chorales (Lutheran)

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Luther took (Georgian chants, secular art music and even pop songs) translated them, put them into 4 part harmony, and put the melody in the soprano so congregation could follow along.

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What fed the trend of clear-cut melody supported by chords (homophonic texture)

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Luthers Chorales

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Instrumental interlude

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Ritornello

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3-4 facts about Georg Freidrich Handel (1685-1759)

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Composed operas, oratorios, cantatas, concertos, solo instrumental music.
Archived great fame for Italian operas and English oratorios
Originally German became English citizen in 1727
Composed Messiah

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Composer of Messiah (1742)

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Georg Freidrich Handel

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A musical piece that depicts Christ’s birth, crucifixion, and resurrection.
Premiered in Dublin (1742) and London next year. Very popular since.

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Composer of Messiah (1742)

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