The Baroque Era ch 15, 14 George Frideric Handel Oratorio
J. S. Bach & G. F. Handel Bachlike end of Baroque ( ) large output many diverse styles & genres; sacred & secular Bachunlike polyphony Renaissance music—little acceptance in lifetime; forgotten after NO OPERA! few outside influences Handel end of Baroque ( ) large output many diverse styles & genres; sacred & secular Handel homophony Classical era music popular during & after lifetime much OPERA! Germany Italy England
Handel in England Writing Opera
Handel in England Opera
Handel in England Oratorio
Opera & Oratorio Operalike large-scale work based on story line recitatives, arias, ensembles orchestra Operaunlike Italian language Plots: mythology, aristocrats, historic figures Little chorus NO narrator Much visual Oratorio large-scale work based on story line recitatives, arias, ensembles orchestra Oratorio English language plots: O.T. stories Chorus = VIMP Narrator = VIMP NO Visual
zHandel zEv’ry Valley shall be Exalted from Messiah zAria from Oratorio zI= yword painting Overview Connect Kamien
zHandel zHallelujah Chorus from Messiah zChorus from Oratorio zI= Frequent and sudden texture changes xMonophony, polyphony, homophonypolyphonyhomophony Overview Connect Kamien 1212