This piece called and is a

Comfort Ye my People, Accompanied Recitative

The first section of the French overture is

Slow and stately with dotted rhythms

large-scale composition based on a biblical text

person who organizes & finances concerts, plays, or operas.

Why would Handel choose French Overture style to start the Messiah?

Because Bach favored it in his Suites

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Handel's Messiah The Overture French Overture

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1
This musical example is
Hallelujah chorus
Sinfonia
For unto us a child is born
Ev'ry Valley
2
The Second Section of the French Overture style is
Faster and dance like
Faster and Free Form
Faster and ritornello form
Faster and fugal
3
This piece called and is a
Ev'ry Valley, Aria
For Unto Us a Child is Born, Chorus
Hallelujah Chorus, Chorus
Comfort Ye my People, Accompanied Recitative
4
Oratorios first appeared in
England
Germany
France
Italy
5
In oratorios, the story is carried forward by the
Duets
Chorus
Arias
narrator's recitatives
6
The first section of the French overture is
Slow and Fugal
Slow and lyrical like an aria
Slow and dance like
Slow and stately with dotted rhythms
7
The Messiah has
6 parts
4 parts
2 parts
3 parts
8
The first oratorios were based on
Greek mythology
Stories from the Bible
Contemporary literature
Greek and Roman literature
9
Handel offered his oratorios during
Easter
Christmas
Lent
Epiphany
10
An oratorio is
polyphonic composition based on one main theme
large-scale composition based on a biblical text
Instrumental composition based on a chorale
An instrumental composition in several movements
11
An impressario is
A musician who is skilled at improvisation
A virtuoso on any instrument
person who organizes & finances concerts, plays, or operas.
An actor who does impressions
12
An element of the oratorio that serves to comment on or participated in the drama is the
chorus
vocal soloist
narrator
orchestra
13
The Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no
choral parts
vocal soloists
acting, scenery, or costumes
Orchestral accompaniment
14
Handel had a triple career as a composer, performer and
conductor
Organist
Impressario
Violinist
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Why would Handel choose French Overture style to start the Messiah?
Because the King of England enjoyed that form
Because he liked it
Because Bach favored it in his Suites
Because it was easy to compose

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