Listening InQuizitie 13b: Messiah, No. 44

Which of the following statements correctly describe the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah? Handel, Messiah3:38

Correct: -It is from an oratorio. -The texture varies for different lines of text. Incorrect: -The entire chorus is in imitative polyphony. -It is from an opera.

*Listen to the following music excerpts and drag them to the correct location on the text written out below. Be sure to click in the yellow part of the card when you are ready to drag it; the card will not move if you click on the play button.

For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. -purple The kingdom of this world -red and He shall reign for ever and ever. -blue

Match the excerpts from the "Hallelujah Chorus" with the correct texture.

For the Lord... (orange) -monophonic For the Lord (Hallelujah) (red) -polyphonic

Listen to the following music excerpts and drag them to the correct location on the text written out on the right.

Hallelujah! -homorhythm For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth -monophony and He shall reign for ever and ever. -imitative polyphony

One of Handel's most famous choruses is known as the "Hallelujah" chorus from Messiah. Which describes the performing forces in this work? Handel, Messiah1:14

chorus and full orchestra

Which describes the pace of this excerpt? Handel, Messiah1:14

fast

The next text line is "The kingdom of this world is become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ." Which describes the texture when the voices sing this line? Handel, Messiah0:28

homorhythm

Which describes the relationship between the voices (the texture) when they enter in the opening section singing "Hallelujah"? Handel, Messiah1:14

homorhythm

Which describes the texture when the voices return to "Hallelujah"? Handel, Messiah0:04

homorhythm

The texture of this SATB chorus with orchestra varies from ___________ (all voices moving together but with different notes) to ___________ (all voices singing the same tune together) to ___________ (voices entering at different times with the same tune).

homorhythm monophony imitative polyphony

In the next phrase, the chorus sings "For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth" and "Hallelujah." Which describes the texture in this passage? Handel, Messiah0:26

imitative polyphony

Which describes the texture when the voices first sing "For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth"? Handel, Messiah0:06

monophony

Which describes the texture when the voices sing for a second time "For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth"? Handel, Messiah0:06

monophony

The first one minute and fourteen seconds of the "Hallelujah Chorus" features a homorhythmic texture at the beginning that then becomes imitative. Handel, Messiah1:14 True/False

true