Handel

Question 1

composed in

Answer 1

1741

Question 2

first performed

Answer 2

13th april 1742 - dublin

Question 3

context

Answer 3

chorus
messiah
oratorio

Question 4

style

Answer 4

baroque

Question 5

key features of baroque music

Answer 5

ornamentation
basso continuo
one mood

Question 6

key

Answer 6

A major

Question 7

metre

Answer 7

3/4

Question 8

structure

Answer 8

no formal structure

orchestral intro - ritornello (reappears)

Question 9

tempo

Answer 9

allegro

adagio ending - grand

Question 10

instrumentation

Answer 10

baroque orchestra:
violins
violas
SATB choir
basso continuo - double bass, cello, chamber organ

Question 11

melody

Answer 11

different combinations of 4 motifs

Question 12

motif a

Answer 12

“and the glory the glory of the lord”
first sung by altos
dotted rhythm (glo)
syllabic

Question 13

motif b

Answer 13

“shall be revealed”
first sung by tenors
descending sequence
melismatic

Question 14

motif c

Answer 14

“and all flesh shall see it together”
first sung by altos
repetition
melismas

Question 15

motif d

Answer 15

"for the mouth of the lord hath spoken it"
first sung by tenors and basses
2 notes used (a and b)
long repeated notes
syllabic

Question 16

rhythm

Answer 16

mostly crotchets/quavers
word painting - motif d bold statement supported
hemiolas (2/4)

Question 17

harmony and tonality

Answer 17

modulation
E major (dominant)
B major (supertonic)
diatonic harmony

Question 18

texture

Answer 18

homophonic - e.g. ending
polyphonic
imitation

Question 19

dynamics

Answer 19

terraced

loud ending

Question 20

mood

Answer 20

joyful

praising God