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A particular aspect of Handel's restraint is his limited use of trumpets throughout the work. After their introduction in the Part I chorus "Glory to God", apart from the solo in "The trumpet shall sound" they are heard only in Hallelujah and the final chorus "Worthy is the Lamb". [112]
Only once is the chorus divided in an upper chorus and a lower chorus, it is SATB otherwise. The orchestra scoring is simple: oboes, strings and basso continuo of harpsichord, violoncello, violone and bassoon. Two trumpets and timpani highlight selected movements, such as the closing movements of Part II, Hallelujah.
"Hallelujah!" is a 1992 song from Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration, a Grammy award winning Reprise Records concept album. The song is a soulful re-interpretation of the "Hallelujah" chorus from Messiah , George Frideric Handel 's well-known oratorio from 1741.
Whether known as hallelujah, alleluia or alleluya, an ancient Hebrew word plays a big role in music, faith and culture. ... In Handel’s great chorus, the word is joyous, victorious, accompanied ...
Dec. 4—If the holidays are here, it must be time for the "Messiah." The New Mexico Philharmonic will play Handel's masterpiece in three performances: Friday, Dec. 8, and Saturday, Dec. 9, at the ...
Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration is a gospel album by various artists, released in 1992 on Warner Alliance.Executive produced by Norman Miller, Gail Hamilton and Mervyn Warren, it is a reinterpretation of the 1741 oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel, and has been widely praised for its use of multiple genres of African-American music, including spirituals, blues, ragtime, big ...
Chorus: John 1:29: Testimony of John the Baptist: 23 / 20: He was despised and rejected by men of sorrows He gave his back to his smiters: Air A: Isaiah 53:3 Isaiah 50:6: Songs of the suffering servant 4, 3: 24 / 21: Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows: Chorus: Isaiah 53:4–5: Man of Sorrows, 4 continued 25 / 22: And with ...
The chorus enters the work for the first time, and joined by the oboes, announces the revelation of God's glory: "And the glory, the glory of the Lord". The alto begins, the other voices answer (mostly homophonically), and gradually the music grows to a denser texture.