Handel-And the Glory of the Lord

Question 1

What instrument plays the melody?

Answer 1

Vocals (SATB)

Question 2

what is the texture in the opening two bars?

Answer 2

Monophonic.

Question 3

Describe the texture of the whole piece.

Answer 3

Uses all 3 textures-mono, poly and homophonic.
The orchestra doubles the voices.
SATB gives a 4 part texture.
Alternating between contrapuntal and homophonic.
3 beat silence at the end.

Question 4

What word best describes the repeated note in the violins, sopranos and altos towards the end?

Answer 4

Pedal note.

Question 5

When was this piece written in and what genre is it?

Answer 5

1742. Baroque Music.

Question 6

What word best describes the dynamics.

Answer 6

Terraced dynamics.

Question 7

What is the time signature of this piece and how does it make the piece sound?

Answer 7

it is in 3 4 timing and it makes the piece sound happy and dancey.

Question 8

The harmony uses all normal notes of the scale. What is this called?

Answer 8

Diatonic harmony.

Question 9

What is the tonality of this piece and what is the sequence of chords?

Answer 9

Major- mostly A major. 
A Major
E Major
A Major
B Major
A Major

Question 10

What is the instrumentation of the piece?

Answer 10

Violin
Cello
Viola
Double bass
Vocals- SATB

Question 11

Describe the melody.

Answer 11

Based around 4 ideas.
"And the glory" tonic triad- A C sharp E
"Revealed" mellismatic
"And all flesh" repetitive, imitation between parts
"For the mouth" long notes (A), syllabic