Music 1a Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Music For The Royal Fireworks, Oratorio, Sonata Da Chiesa
17 Mar 2016
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Celebrates the 1749 peace of aix-la-chapelle, ending the war of austrian. Public performance on a barge on the river thames in 1717. Repeated phrases with different orchestration: concerto grosso opus 6, no. Many of the same musical elements plot is developed using the same recitative and aria formula. Handel had written oratorio in the style while in italy. Latin text, could be performed in a church. He adds elements from french classical drama, ancient greek tragedy, the. German passion, and english masque and full passion to the traditional model of the oratorio, creating a uniquely english product: english oratorio. More prominent role for the chorus: this was novel in handel"s time. Based on sacred subjects, but not liturgical, meant for stage performance only. No official status in the church of england. Sung in english: oratorios and nationalism. Handel writes 23 oratorios, most drawn from old testament stories about the leaders or saviors of the biblical israelites.
