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Chapter 11:The Late Baroque: Handel
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
• Career:– Hamburg (1703-1706)
– Italy (1706-1710)
– Hanover (1710)
– London (1710-1759)
• Reputation
Handel and the Orchestral Dance Suite• Water Music (1717): Part of a program of popular
entertainments, including an evening of music on the Thames– Musicians played on a barge next to King George I’s boat
– Dance Suite:
• Allemande:
• Sarabande:
• Minuet:
Binary form
Handel and Opera• Handel emigrated from Germany to England in 1710 to
make money producing Italian opera
• Formed the Royal Academy of Music
• Opera seria:
• 1728: Royal Academy of Music went bankrupt
• Handel turned to Oratorio
Handel and the Oratorio• Oratorio:
• The Messiah (1741)
– Three Parts:
I. Prophecy and Birth
II. Triumph of the Gospel
III.Victory over Death
The Messiah • “He shall feed His flock” – Alludes to the birth of Christ
– Pastoral aria:
The Messiah • “Halleluiah” chorus – Feeling of triumphant resurrection
– Variety of choral styles in quick succession
– Masterful use of contrasting textures to create drama
– King George’s (rumored) reaction to the music