Handel : glory of the lord

Question 1

what genre is this

Answer 1

baroque

Question 2

which term best describes the repeated notes in the voilins, sopranos and altos

Answer 2

Pedal ((repeated notes(played lots))

Question 3

what are the dynamics

Answer 3

terraced(the more people singing the louder it is and vice versa)

Question 4

what is the texture

Answer 4

it uses all three: monophonic, homophonic and polyphonic but it is mostly polyphonic, after the intro instrumental at the start it is monophonic, then end is homophonic and the rest polyphonic

Question 5

REMEMBER

Answer 5

hAndEB, it uses the keys of A,E,B,A

Question 6

what is the structure

Answer 6

there are 4 main ideas, each containing diffrent vocals, see folder for more info!!

Question 7

structure: what is the last cadence(last 4 bars)

Answer 7

plagal cadence, chords(IV - I)

Question 8

what is the tonality

Answer 8

hAndEB, (A,E,B,A)

Question 9

name some things about the melody

Answer 9

lost of imitation used, mostly syllabic and it is melismatic

Question 10

name some things about the harmony

Answer 10

diatonic harmony, most cadences are perfect

Question 11

when was this piece released

Answer 11

1742

Question 12

what is the instrumentation

Answer 12

SATB(soprano,alto,tenor,bass), violin,cello,Double bass and viola

Question 13

where is this piece taken from

Answer 13

his ORATORIO messiah

Question 14

what is the rythm

Answer 14

its in 3/4, there are some hemiloas and it has a fast tempo