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Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
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MUSIC ANALYSIS
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1. Which piece of music are you analyzing in this worksheet?
I am analyzing George Frederick Handel’s Messiah, No. 18: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter
of Zion.
2. In what year was this piece of music composed?
Handel’s Messiah, No. 18: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion was composed in 1741.
3. To which stylistic period of musical development does this piece belong (Renaissance,
Baroque, etc.)?
The piece belongs to Baroque stylistic period of musical development as it is usually
performed as the soprano’s virtuoso coloratura aria expressing any kind of great joy as it is
in an opera.
4. Describe the instruments and voices (if any) ...