Handle: And The Glory Flashcards
What is the melody line ‘And the glory’ based around?
A triad and is set syllabically
How many main melody are in the Handle? What are they?
4
‘And the glory’ ‘shall be revealed’ ‘and all flesh’ and ‘four the mouth of the Lord’
What is ‘shall be revealed’ based on?
A descending sequence and it is set melissmaticlly
What is ‘and all flesh’ based on?
A repeated motif
What is ‘four the mouth’ melody line made up of?
A sustained repeated A
What tonality is Handle throughout?
Major
What dose the major tonality of Handle give the feel of?
A bright and joyous feel
What dose Handle modulates (vary the pitch/tone) to?
To the dominant (Emajor) and the dominant of the dominant (Bmajor)
How is Handle punctuated?
By frequent perfect cadence which reinforce the key
What dose Handle end the piece with?
A plagal cadence which sets the word ‘Amen’
What is the first vocal entry from the Altos?
Monophonic
What is they a lot of throughout the Handle?
Imation
What dose the texture constantly change to throughout the piece in Handle?
It changes to monophonic to homophonic to polyphonic
What do the dynamics contrast between in handle?
Loud and soft
What are the dynamics at the start of handle like?
Piece begins quietly with the orchestral introduction
