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Question 1 of 7
1. Question
Handel often composed by illustrating a dramatic mental picture with music so that audience members…
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Question 2 of 7
2. Question
Handel famously exclaimed, “I did think I did see Heaven opened and the great God himself” after the chorus of which of his compositions?
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3. Question
In Saul, there is a massive chorus in which the Jewish people praise God for David’s victory over Goliath. Which three (3) instruments does Handel add to his usual orchestra to convey a scene of national rejoicing?
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4. Question
What effect does Handel use to indicate the flight of the javelin that Saul throws at David?
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5. Question
What is the strength of an oratorio over an opera?
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6. Question
Which two (2) of the following are given as reasons that Handel’s Messiah is universally regarded as his best work?
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Question 7 of 7
7. Question
Listen to the following selection which demonstrates a characteristic particular to the oratorio form. Which is it?
Mourn, Israel, mourn thy beauty lost,
Thy choicest youth on Gilboa slain!
How have thy fairest hopes been cross’d!
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