Chapter 19 (Handel)

Question 1

What nationality was Handel?

Answer 1

German

Question 2

Where did Handel become a well-known composer?

Answer 2

England

Question 3

What musical tradition was England known for?

Answer 3

Choral music (Handel composed English choral music, Bach composed Lutheran chorales)

Question 4

Who were Handel’s most important patrons?

Answer 4

The British monarchs

Question 5

did Handel write operas?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

simple recitative

Answer 6

Style of recitative scored for solo voice and basso continuo, used for setting dialogue or monologue in as speechlike a fashion as possible, without dramatization.

Question 7

accompanied recitative

Answer 7

recitative that uses orchestral accompaniment to dramatize the text

Question 8

coloratura

Answer 8

florid vocal ornamentation

Question 9

Giulio Cesare: Act II

Answer 9

a play within a play

• a scene complex
• diegetic music
• simple recitative, sinfonia alternating, da capo aria, interjections between each section
• sarabande (stress on 2)
• 4-note dotted rhythm

Question 10

Handel’s Oratorio

Answer 10

• for lent

- Messiah: known as sacred entertainment, appealed to the middle class

Question 11

Saul, Act II

Answer 11

Saul and David were brothers, Saul was very jealous of David and tried to kill him

• accompanied recitative
• dominant chords ensure continuity
• the chorus reflects on what is happening in the story
• used fugue and ends with a section of homophony