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Most of this section and Lew Soloff's trumpet solo were edited out for the single version; the instrumental break features also an eight-bar piano solo which precedes the trumpet solo on the album version, and that section was overdubbed with guitar on the single version before the last verse.
Part II closes with the Hallelujah chorus which became famous as a stand-alone piece, set in the key of D major with trumpets and timpani. The choir introduces Hallelujah , repeated in homophony , in a characteristic simple motif for the word, playing with the interval of a second , which re-appears throughout the piece.
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". [111]
Songs with orchestral accompaniment. 5 Romantic Love Songs to words by R.M. Rilke "Bird's Weddings" for higher voice and piano "Carousel of Life" for lower voice and piano to words by R.M. Rilke; Mixed choirs "Dawn", "Autumn", 2 choirs to words by Vl. Sefl; Children choirs Children Songs (with piano accompaniment) Album of Folksongs (with piano)
The trumpet repertoire consists of solo literature and orchestral or, more commonly, band parts written for the trumpet. Tracings its origins to 1500 BC, the trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family.
For Messiah, Handel used the same musical technique as for those works, namely a structure based on chorus and solo singing. The orchestra scoring is simple. Although Handel had good string players at his disposal for the Dublin premiere, [6] he may have been uncertain about the woodwind players who might be available.
The final phrase of the 'Opening Hymn' section sets Smart's text "Hallelujah from the heart of God, and from the hand of the artist inimitable, and from the echo of the heavenly harp in sweetness magnifical and mighty." The voice parts sing in a quasi-canonical manner and with dotted rhythms in a "gently moving" 3/4 time.
Larghetto e piano E major 3: 3 Ev’ry valley shall be exalted Aria Tenor Andante E major 4: 4 And the glory ... of the Lord shall be revealed Chorus Allegro Oboe 3/4 A major 5: 5 Thus saith the Lord of Hosts Behold, I will send my messenger Accompagnato Bass D minor 6: 6 But who may abide the day of his coming For he is like a refiner's fire Aria