MUH 201- Listening Exercise 9.2
What voice type is singing this aria?
alto
This recitative is accompanied by a basso continuo.
true
In your experience, which of the following statements is true?
Inserting a chorus during an aria is surprising—indeed, unprecedented
In this passage, what do we hear?
both other answers
[4:07-4:24] When the chorus enters, it does so
in all of the listed ways
Here, Handel, like many other composers throughout the history of music, sets the word glory in a distinctive way to glorify the moment. He calls for
melismatic singing
The opening instrumental section of the aria is called a
ritornello
As is typical of an aria, in this one,
there is abundant text repetition
As is typical of a recitative, in this one,
there is no text repetition
As Handel composes music for the text, "is risen," he creates a fine example of
word painting