MUSIC 301 Rejoice Greatly O Daughter of Zion Discussion

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MUS 125: Understanding Music Midterm Song List 1. Hildegard of Bingen: Alleluia, O virga mediatrix 2. Machaut: Ma fin est mon commencement 3. Farmer: Fair Phyllis 4. Josquin: Ave Maria ... virgo serena 5. Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Gloria 6. Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Lament Aria 7. Cantata No. 140, Movement I 8. Handel: Messiah (No. 18, Rejoice Greatly) 9. Billings: David's Lamentation 10. Vivaldi: Spring, from The Four Seasons, I 11. The Art of Fugue, Contrapunctus I 12. Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76, No. 3 (Emperor), II 13. Haydn: Symphony No. 100 (Military), II 14. Mozart: Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G Major, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” I 15. Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-Flat, III 16. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight), I 17. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, 1st Movement only 18. Mozart: Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 2 (Aria, “Ah, chi mi dice mai” only) 19. Mozart: Dies irae, from Requiem Mass 1. Which piece of music are you analyzing in this worksheet? (Give full name of composer and title.) 2. In what year was this piece of music composed? 3. To which stylistic period of musical development does this piece belong (Renaissance, Baroque, etc.)? 4. Describe the instruments and voices (if any) used in this music, and what that tells about the historical period in which this music was produced. Is the music mostly monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic, or some combination of these? (50 words max) 5. Does this music contain text (yes/no) and, if so, in what language is the text? If there is text, what is the source of the text (where does it come from)? If there is no text, is there a programmatic meaning associated with this piece despite the lack of text? (50 words max) 6. Describe one of the most significant musical characteristics of this piece of music and how it contributes to the listening experience? (100 words max) 7. In what social setting would this piece of music have typically been performed in its time (public concert? wedding? church? Informal gathering? etc), and what do we hear in this music that reflects that social setting? (100 words max) 8. What is the musical texture heard in this piece of music (large ensemble? solo? Duo? Etc) and how does that reflect the social setting of this music? (100 words) 9. Describe one or two of the most significant ways in which this musical example differs from the style of music you typically listen to. (50 words max)
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Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion

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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) ...


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