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30 Cards in this Set
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BASIC INFORMATION ON THE MESSIAH
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HANDEL
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Composed in ...
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1741
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The Messiah is an ... - Large scale work for solo singers, choir and orchestra based on Bible text
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Oratorio
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It is composed for a standard ... choir
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SATB choir or
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass choir |
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The orchestra has two main parts, they are... and ...
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String ensemble or orchestra and basso continuo
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MELODY IN THE MESSIAH
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HANDEL
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It has ... main melodies
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It has FOUR main melodies
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Each melody refers to a part of ...
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Each melody refers to a part of text
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Melody 1- Outlines the key of...
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A major
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Melody 2- Uses a descending sequence and an extended ... (on "revealed")
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Melisma
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Melody 3- A short, repeated, descending ... (A-E)
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Motif
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Melody 4- Uses mainly long, repeated ... (sounds solemn)
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A notes
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Guess the answer :Each melodic idea is similar/contrasting
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The answer is CONTRASTING
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RHYTHM AND METRE IN THE MESSIAH
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HANDEL
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What time measure does it have?
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3/4 or simple triple time
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The tempo is?
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Allegro (fast)
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Last 3 bars are what tempo?
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Adagio (slow)
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The piece has ...
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Hemiola's
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Hemiola's make the music feel like it is in ... instead of 3/4
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2/4
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TONALITY AND HARMONY IN THE MESSIAH
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HANDEL
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Tonality is major or minor throughout?
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Major
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Major tonality makes the music feel...
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Joyous and happy
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The tonic key is...
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A major
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It modulates to two keys, what are they and how are they related to the tonic?
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They are E major and B major. E major is the dominant of A major and B major is the dominant of E major, or better known as the dominant of the dominant
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There are frequent ... cadences
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Perfect cadences going from V-I to reinforce the key
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The movement ends with a ... cadence
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Plagal cadence
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The harmony is mostly...
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Diatonic
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DYANMICS IN THE MESSIAH
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HANDEL
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There is mainly ... dynamics
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Terraced dynamics
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In Baroque music there are usually few if any dynamics, instead texture is created by...
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More or fewer parts of the orchestra and choir playing/singing
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