Sunday, April 21, 2013

Hallelujah Chrous

by: Handel
form: Movement..?
period: Baroque

This extremely lavish piece has a vocal and instrumental timbre with a STRONG and beautiful melody.  The harmony is to say the least, extremely embellished, strong, and extremely active.  The Dynamics feature a wide range of loud starting in forte and growing up to fortissimo, but later on it does give us some quiet moments.  The texture features polyphonic moments, as well as some featured male homophonic textures.  The rhythm is fast, exciting, and happy.  With the repetition of melody and the compelling drive and energy this is a clear piece of the baroque period.

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