Handel Flashcards
Music and society in the late baroque era: how does he describe baroque
Period of inventiveness and new styles which is hard to define
Music and society in the late baroque era: what does he think baroque grew from?
Venetion music and the concerto
Conviction of small intellectuals in France and Italy
Music and society in the late baroque era :what does he see as the most important development?
Emotion
Muso and and society in the late baroque era: how was opera influential
Joining of styles
Attention of public
Music and society: which country was most influential?
Italy, especially Rome and the sistine chapel
Music and society: his belief on religion
Played a major role in music
Music and society: why did he believe England had a free evolution of music
Lack of absolute power
Music in society: what did rich London life result in?
Growth in ameature music making
Handel gained money from public music making
London turn away from opera led him to write the English Oratorio
Music and society: what does he believe about most baroque composers?
Had an Italian sound
Music and society: what developed during baroque?
Instrumental music
Music and society: vivaldi influence
Popularized solo instrumental music
Standardised the 3 movement concerto
Synonymous with Italian style
Music and society: legacy of baroque music
Gave birth to modern music
Variety of genres
Emotion
Italian dominated
Music and society: Handel in England
Icon of respectibility and nationalism
Music and society: Handel in Germany
Wrongly cast in companion role with Bach
Only composer continuously celebrated
Music and society: Bach
Greatest impact on music
Led the way for German instrumental music
Formed by society and forned society
When and where did Handel write his early Operas
1703
Hamburg
Where did Handel meet nobles
1707
Italy
When was Handel appointed Kapellmeister
1710 to the Elector of Hanover
What does Kapellmeister mean
In charge of music making
When did Handel arrive in London
1710
When did Handel write first Italian opera
1711
Rinaldo
Vo’ for guerra
Ronaldo Aria ABA Particular Ritornello Solo for harpsichord Female soprano
How was Handel able to write opera
Stipent of £200 a month from Queen Anne
Handel first hint to oratorio
Acis and Galatea
English narrative
Who did Handel compose for when opera collapsed
James Brydges
How did Handel accidentally invent the Oratorio
Esther written when the Duke asked him to set passage of the old testiment to English
Esther
First Oratorio 1718 Biblical but not religious Reuses music from the Broches Passion Performed by Handel opera singers at the Kings theatre
Oratorio
Large musical compositional work for orchestra, choir and soloist
Differences between oratorio and opera
English No Castrato Unstaged Other Arias Large choruses
Alexander’s feast
1776
Written for Saint Cecelias day
Alexander’s feast final chorus
About who’s better, Timotheus or Cecilia
Starts with recitative
Dialogue
Contrapuntal figures respond to the text
Handel Contrapuntal writing in final chorus of Alexander’s feast
Line 2 = ‘divide’ so Handel writes division of semi quavers
Line 3 = ‘raised’ ascends
Line 4 = ‘down’ descends
Handel overall
Used political connections for money
Able to turn his skills to the needs of his patrons
Defined by his situation
Esther instrumentation
2 sopranos
3 tenors
4 bass
1 alto
What form drive opera?
ABA
