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Messiah

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Messiah (Oratorio)

CD 1, Tracks 72-78


Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted

72)   Orchestral ritornello.  
  Voice alone. Ev'ry valley
  Orchestra imitates voice.  
  Ascending rapid notes on exalted.    Ev'ry valley, shall be exalted,
  High tone on mountain. and ev'ry mountain
  Low tone on low. and hill made low,
  Wavy melody on crooked. the crooked straight,
  Legato melody on plain. and the rough places plain.
  Orchestra alone, cadence.  
  New word painting on Ev'ry valley shall be exalted,
  exalted, mountain, low and ev'ry mountain and hill
  crooked, plain. made low, the crokked straight,
    and the rough places plain.
  Slow ornamented The crooked straight,
  vocal cadence. and the rough places plain.
     
  Orchestral ritornello.  

 

Hallelujah Chorus

73) Orchestral introduction.  
     
  Chorus joins, homophonic, Hallelujah!
  quick exclamations.  
     
74) Monophonic, longer notes. for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth;
     
  Homophonic, quick exclamations. Hallelujah!
     
  Monophonic, longer notes. for the Lord God Omnipotent reignth;
     
  Homophonic, quick exclamations. Hallelujah!
     
75) Longer-note melody against quick for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth;
  exclamations, polyphonic. Hallelujah!
     
76)   Hymnlike in longer notes, homophonic.    The kingdom of this world is become the
    Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ:
     
77) Bass melody, monophonic. and He shall reign for ever and ever,
  Other voices imitate, polyphonic.  
     
78) Long repeated tones against quick King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, for ever
  exclamations; phrases repeated at and ever, Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
  higher pitches.  
     
  Polyphonic, imitation and He shall reign for ever and ever,
     
  Long repeated tones against quick King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, for ever
  exclamations. and ever, Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
     
  Polyphonic. and he shall reign for ever and ever,
  Homophonic. King of Kings, and Lord of Lords,
  Polyphonic. and he shall reign for ever and ever,
     
  Quick exclamations. King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, for ever
    and ever, for ever and ever, Hallelujah,
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
     
  Pause.  
  Sustained chords, homophonic. Hallelujah!



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