And the glory of the lord - handel Revision notes

Handel – And the glory of the Lord

General:

·         Baroque- 1741

·         Part of an oratorio – the Messiah

Melody

·         The melody is based off of 4 melodic motifs

·         They all contrast

·         Sung by an SATB choir

·         1st

o   Ascending scale

o   Syllabic

o   4 bars long

·         2^nd

o   Descending pattern

o   Mellismati

o   4 bars long

·         3^rd

o   Balance of mellismatic and syllabic

o   4 bars long

o   Repeated note pattern

·         4…