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