Music Through the Ages THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 ST

Objectives  Handel Review  Listening Review  Quiz on Monday  Continue Handel Oratorios and Operas  Happy Thursday!

Handel Review  What were the years of Handel? Who was one of his major teachers at a young age?  What were his primary instruments? Who took notice of his talent at a young age?  What career path was Handel initially slated to pursue? What job opportunity did he take in 1703?  Which major music school/academy did he work for in 1719?  Handel worked first for a prince and then a King, which one?  What is an anthem? What is an overture? What is sonata form?

Listening Review      Chandos Anthem No. 9, HWV 428, Dixit Dominus, Zadok the Priest

Handel’s Oratorios  Handel wrote at least 28 Oratorios, that we know of  Esther – 1718; revised in 1732  Saul –  Israel in Egypt –   Messiah –  Samson – 1741  Hercules –  Judas Maccabaeus – 1746  Jeptha – 1751

The Messiah  Written in English in 1741  The librettist was Charles Jennens who compiled most of the liturgical text from the King James Bible  Also, the Psalms included throughout come from the Book of Common Prayer  It is divided into three parts:  Part I: The anticipation of the coming of the Messiah and the virgin birth (Luke)  Part II: Christ’s Passion and Death, Resurrection and Ascension  Part III: Promise of Redemption, impending day of Judgement

Messiah Listening  Please sit back, relax, and listen to the following movements from Handel’s Messiah. 