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Baroque MusicPart 3

1600-1750

George Friderick Handel

George Frideric Handel

• Born in Halle, Germany (one month before Bach)– not from a musical family– father wanted him to be a lawyer. – Started off composing opera – wrote music for the Queen of England– Went blind from cataracts at the end of

his life.– Buried in Westminster Abbey

Handel - Westminster

The Oratorio

•Oratorio:– is a large-scale composition for

chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra.– Uses aria and recitatives just like

opera

• Usually lasts approximately 2 hours

The Oratorio

• Tells a story through singing

• Unlike opera because there is no acting, scenery, props, or costumes.

• Most of the stories in oratorios are biblical, although it is not a requirement.

Handel’s Oratorios

• Stories in the oratorios are generally from the Old Testament of the Bible

• These were performed for a paying public, not performed for free in church on Sunday.

• Chorus is the most important part!

Handel’s Messiah

• The whole work lasts 2 ½ hours.• It was composed in just a short 24

days!• Premiered in Dublin, Ireland in 1742 as

a benefit for people in debtor's prison• Only one of Handel’s oratorios to use

New Testament verses• Tells the story of Jesus’ life from birth

to death.

Review

Baroque Era 1600-1750

Baroque Forms

• Opera• Aria• Recitative• Concerto• Concerto Grosso• Ritornello Form

• Fugue• Suite• Chorale• Cantata• Oratorio

Baroque Terms

• Unity of Mood• Terraced

Dynamics• Basso Continuo• Baroque Orchestra• Movement• Patron• Music Director

• Libretto• Librettist• Overture/Prelude• Ritornello• Tutti• Theme

Baroque Listening Examples• Pachelbel’s Canon in D

– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gjQJuQN6hs

• Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by Bach– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7B1tNDvWQE

• “Hallelujah Chorus” from The Messiah by George Frederic Handel– http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=ann

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Output • Create a short crossword puzzle using these

10 words as answers. Make sure to include “down” and “across” hints.

– Fugue– Concerto– Patron– Opera– Terraced Dynamics