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Mind Map by Tiffany Birch, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Tiffany Birch
over 8 years ago
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Handel: 'And the Glory of the Lord'
from Messiah
- PERFORMING FORCES
- Choir is made up
of sopranos, altos,
tenors and basses
- They are
accompanied by
strings and
continuo (for
cello and
harpsichord or
organ
- The orchestra often
doubles the vocal lines
- Choir is made up
of sopranos, altos,
tenors and basses
- STRUCTURE
- Starts with an orchestral
introduction, called a
ritornello which means little
return. Returns back to
original idea/ motif (ABACA)
- Based on different combinations of four motifs.
- Starts with an orchestral
introduction, called a
ritornello which means little
return. Returns back to
original idea/ motif (ABACA)
- MELODY
- Based upon four different motifs
- Based upon four different motifs
- RHYTHM, METRE AND TEMPO
- This piece is in 3/4
- Fast tempo (Allegro)
- There are a number of hemiolas
in the piece (where music feels
as if its in 2/4 rather than 3/4
- This piece is in 3/4
- TONALITY AND HARMONY
- The piece is in A major. It
modulates to two related keys:
the dominant, E major and the
supertonic, B major
- Piece ends with a plagal cadance in A major.
- The harmony is diatonic.
- The piece is in A major. It
modulates to two related keys:
the dominant, E major and the
supertonic, B major
- TEXTURE
- Most of the piece
alternates between
homophonic and
contrapuntal.
- Very short monophonic passage in bars 108-9
- Handel uses imitation
- Most of the piece
alternates between
homophonic and
contrapuntal.
- WORD SETTING
- Mixture of syllabic and
melismatic word
setting.
- Different phrases of text are
repeated many times,
helping to make the words
as clear as possible
- Mixture of syllabic and
melismatic word
setting.
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