Handel - "And the Glory of the Lord"

Question 1

What is the main texture of the piece?

Answer 1

Polyphonic

Question 2

What is the texture of the start of the piece?

Answer 2

Monophonic

Question 3

What is the texture at the end of the piece?

Answer 3

Homophonic

Question 4

What happens in the last few bars of the piece?

Answer 4

Their is a dramatic pause then the voices all come together in a homophonic texture.

Question 5

How many different voice tunes are there in the piece?

Answer 5

4

Question 6

What are the vocals for part 1?

Answer 6

“And the glory, the glory of the lord”

Question 7

What are the vocals for part 2?

Answer 7

“Shall be revealed”

Question 8

What are the vocals for part 3?

Answer 8

“And all flesh shall see it together”

Question 9

What are the vocals for part 4?

Answer 9

“For the mouth of the lord hath spoken”

Question 10

What happens in part 1?

Answer 10

Ascending Steps, A Major triad

Question 11

What happens in part 2?

Answer 11

Melisma, Falling Sequence,

Question 12

What happens in part 3?

Answer 12

Descending fourth by steps then repeats

Question 13

What happens in part 4?

Answer 13

Stepwise movements, Repeats “a’s”, Uses long notes, Pedal

Question 14

What dynamics of the piece?

Answer 14

It is one volume the whole way through.

The texture can increase or decrease the dynamics.

Question 15

What is the tonality of the piece?

Answer 15

Major Key

Question 16

What type of chords are used?

Answer 16

Diatonic Chords

Question 17

What key is the piece in?

Answer 17

A Major

Question 18

What year was this piece first performed?

Answer 18

1742

Question 19

What year was this piece written in?

Answer 19

1741

Question 20

What time signature is this piece in?

Answer 20

3/4

Question 21

What notes are used in the piece to make it sound “happy”?

Answer 21

Dotted Crotchets

Question 22

What instruments are used in this piece?

Answer 22

Voice- S,A,T,B, Strings- Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Continiuo Harpsichord

Question 23

Which vocal part sings the opening two bars?

Answer 23

Soprano

Question 24

What is the texture of the opening two bars?

Answer 24

Monophonic

Question 25

What Era was this piece composed in?

Answer 25

Baroque