Handel - And the Glory of the Lord

Question 1

When was And the Glory of the Lord released?

Answer 1

1742

Question 2

What style is And the Glory of the Lord?

Answer 2

Baroque

Question 3

What is And the Glory of the Lord and where is it from?

Answer 3

A chorus from an oratorio from the Messiah

Question 4

What is the tempo of And the Glory of the Lord?

Answer 4

Allegro

Question 5

What is the key of And the Glory of the Lord?

Answer 5

A major

Question 6

What is the time signature of And the Glory of the Lord?

Answer 6

3/4

Question 7

What type of choir is it ?

and what order do they enter?

Answer 7

SATB

ATB

Question 8

What is the melody in And the Glory of the Lord doubled by?

Answer 8

1st and 2nd violins

Question 9

What instruments in And the Glory of the Lord?

Answer 9

Violins, Violas, Cello, Organ

Question 10

What makes the Basso Continuo in And the Glory of the Lord?

Answer 10

Organ, Cello, Double Bass

Question 11

What is the texture of And the Glory of the Lord?

Answer 11

homophonic and imitative

Question 12

what is special about the word ‘revealed’ in And the Glory of the Lord?

Answer 12

melismatic

Question 13

what is the final chord like in And the Glory of the Lord?

Answer 13

slow
plagal cadence
grand + stately

Question 14

What is used in the rhythm of And the Glory of the Lord to give it a pushed feel?

Answer 14

a hemiola

Question 15

What is used in the melody of And the Glory of the Lord?

Answer 15

sequence (a pattern moving up or down )

ostinato (a constantly repeated pattern)

Question 16

What are the dynamics like in And the Glory of the Lord?

Answer 16

No written dynamics but gradually change as texture changes

Question 17

What are some aspects of the harmony in And the Glory of the Lord?

Answer 17

Peddle notes

Orchestra doubles voices