Chapter 21 - Listening Guide Quiz 10b: Handel: Messiah, No. 44

Listen to the following music excerpts and drag them to the correct location. 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.

Purple Correct label: For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Red Correct label: The is become the Kingdom of our Lord Blue Correct label: and He shall reign for ever and ever.

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

chorus and full orchestra

Which describes the pace of this excerpt? Handel, Messiah

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, Messiah

homorhythm

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

homorhythm

Which describes the texture when the voices return to "Hallelujah"? Handel, Messiah

homorhythm

Listen to the following music excerpts and drag them to the correct term.

homorhythm Correct label: Hallelujah! monophony Correct label: For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth imitative Correct label: and He shall reign for ever and ever.

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

imitation polyphony

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

monophony

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

monophony