Handel

Question 1

Music and society in the late baroque era: how does he describe baroque

Answer 1

Period of inventiveness and new styles which is hard to define

Question 2

Music and society in the late baroque era: what does he think baroque grew from?

Answer 2

Venetion music and the concerto

Conviction of small intellectuals in France and Italy

Question 3

Music and society in the late baroque era :what does he see as the most important development?

Answer 3

Emotion

Question 4

Muso and and society in the late baroque era: how was opera influential

Answer 4

Joining of styles

Attention of public

Question 5

Music and society: which country was most influential?

Answer 5

Italy, especially Rome and the sistine chapel

Question 6

Music and society: his belief on religion

Answer 6

Played a major role in music

Question 7

Music and society: why did he believe England had a free evolution of music

Answer 7

Lack of absolute power

Question 8

Music in society: what did rich London life result in?

Answer 8

Growth in ameature music making
Handel gained money from public music making
London turn away from opera led him to write the English Oratorio

Question 9

Music and society: what does he believe about most baroque composers?

Answer 9

Had an Italian sound

Question 10

Music and society: what developed during baroque?

Answer 10

Instrumental music

Question 11

Music and society: vivaldi influence

Answer 11

Popularized solo instrumental music
Standardised the 3 movement concerto
Synonymous with Italian style

Question 12

Music and society: legacy of baroque music

Answer 12

Gave birth to modern music
Variety of genres
Emotion
Italian dominated

Question 13

Music and society: Handel in England

Answer 13

Icon of respectibility and nationalism

Question 14

Music and society: Handel in Germany

Answer 14

Wrongly cast in companion role with Bach

Only composer continuously celebrated

Question 15

Music and society: Bach

Answer 15

Greatest impact on music
Led the way for German instrumental music
Formed by society and forned society

Question 16

When and where did Handel write his early Operas

Answer 16

1703

Hamburg

Question 17

Where did Handel meet nobles

Answer 17

1707

Italy

Question 18

When was Handel appointed Kapellmeister

Answer 18

1710 to the Elector of Hanover

Question 19

What does Kapellmeister mean

Answer 19

In charge of music making

Question 20

When did Handel arrive in London

Answer 20

1710

Question 21

When did Handel write first Italian opera

Answer 21

1711

Rinaldo

Question 22

Vo’ for guerra

Answer 22

Ronaldo Aria
ABA
Particular Ritornello
Solo for harpsichord
Female soprano

Question 23

How was Handel able to write opera

Answer 23

Stipent of £200 a month from Queen Anne

Question 24

Handel first hint to oratorio

Answer 24

Acis and Galatea

English narrative

Question 25

Who did Handel compose for when opera collapsed

Answer 25

James Brydges

Question 26

How did Handel accidentally invent the Oratorio

Answer 26

Esther written when the Duke asked him to set passage of the old testiment to English

Question 27

Esther

Answer 27

``` First Oratorio 1718 Biblical but not religious Reuses music from the Broches Passion Performed by Handel opera singers at the Kings theatre ```

Question 28

Oratorio

Answer 28

Large musical compositional work for orchestra, choir and soloist

Question 29

Differences between oratorio and opera

Answer 29

``` English No Castrato Unstaged Other Arias Large choruses ```

Question 30

Alexander's feast

Answer 30

1776 | Written for Saint Cecelias day

Question 31

Alexander's feast final chorus

Answer 31

About who's better, Timotheus or Cecilia Starts with recitative Dialogue Contrapuntal figures respond to the text

Question 32

Handel Contrapuntal writing in final chorus of Alexander's feast

Answer 32

Line 2 = 'divide' so Handel writes division of semi quavers Line 3 = 'raised' ascends Line 4 = 'down' descends

Question 33

Handel overall

Answer 33

Used political connections for money Able to turn his skills to the needs of his patrons Defined by his situation

Question 34

Esther instrumentation

Answer 34

2 sopranos 3 tenors 4 bass 1 alto

Question 35

What form drive opera?

Answer 35

ABA