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Handel 'And the Glory of the Lord' - Messiah (HARMONY &…
Handel
'And the Glory of the Lord' - Messiah
STRUCTURE
starts w/ an orchestral introduction called a
ritonello
no
set form
based on different combinations of 4 motifs
MELODY
based
on 4 motifs
MOTIF 1 -
and the glory the glory of the Lord
is
first sung by altos
in
bar 11
, clearly
outlining the A major triad
. It is
syllabic
& has a
stepwise ascending scale ending
MOTIF 2 -
shall be revealed
is
first sung by tenors
in
bar 17
. It is
melismatic
& has
one bar descending sequences
MOTIF 3 -
and all flesh shall see it together
is
first sung by altos
in
bar 43
. It is
repeated
& is a
short idea descending motif
MOTIF 4 -
for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it
is
first sung by tenor + basses
in
bar 51
to achieve
strength
. There are
two pitches A+B
w/
long dotted minum repeated notes
RHYTHM, METRE & TEMPO
the metre is
3/4
fast tempo
is maintained (allegro)
hemiolas
are used eg.
bars 9-10
so it feels like 2/4
HARMONY & TONALITY
the piece is in
A major
modulates between E major & B major
It ends w/ a
plagal cadence
the harmony is
diatonic
TEXTURE
alternates between
homophonic (bars 14-17)
&
polyphonic (bars 17-33)
short
monophonic
passage from
bars 108-109
imitation
is used
DYNAMICS
they are
terraced
, as is
common in Baroque music
- the no. of parts playing at any given point determines the dynamics
the piece
starts piano
w/ the orchestral introduction
ends
w/ a
forte cadence