Handel - And the glort Of The Lord

Question 0

What’s the general tempo?

Answer 0

Allegro

Question 1

State the phrases repeated throughout the piece..

Answer 1

‘And the glory of The Lord shall be revealed’
‘And all flesh shall see it together’
‘For the mouth of The Lord hath spoken it’

Question 2

How to the the orchestra and the vocals work together?

Answer 2

The orchestra doubles the vocal lines (in unison) for most of the chorus.

Question 3

What’s is the tonality of the piece?

Answer 3

A majors - Modulating to E major twice and B major once

Question 4

What is the general texture of the piece?

Answer 4

Homophonic - Sometimes polyphonic when all 4 vocals parts are singing together.

Question 5

General timing?

Answer 5

3/4 but sometimes feels like 2/4 = Hemiola

Question 6

What are the key ideas of the first idea?

Answer 6

Sung by the altos

Most of the phrase is syllabic

Question 7

What are the key ideas of the second idea?

Answer 7

Introduced by the tenors
Vocals ‘Be revealed’ spread over a descending sequence
Melismatic (opposite of syllabic) when ‘revealed’ is sung

Question 8

What are the key ideas of the third idea?

Answer 8

Introduced by the altos

Same bit of the melody is repeated 3 times

Question 9

What are the key ideas of the final idea?

Answer 9

Introduced by the tenors and basses
Sing in unison for the first 5 bars and in harmony for the last two
Most of this motif is on a pedal of A
Longer notes - minims and dotted minims - meaning there is a serious tone.