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    Handel’s Messiah – Background information for set work George Frederic Handel‚ considered one of the greatest composers of the baroque period‚ he was born in Halle‚ Germany on February. 23‚ 1685. He died in London on April. 14‚ 1759‚ and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Handel is best known for his English Oratorios‚ particularly the Messiah. Handel was distinguished for his musical ability from his earliest years‚ was sent to Berlin to study when he was 14‚ began his musical career as a performer

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    n 1712‚ George Frideric Handel moved permanently to England. Although he had a large and varied musical output‚ his reputation as a composer has been established mainly though his compositions of Italian opera. In the following years he subsequently wrote and presented more than 40 such operas in London theatres‚ and accumulated honors including a pension from the court of King George II‚ the office of Composer of Music for the Royal Chapel‚ and even a statue has been erected in his honor while he

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    “Hallelujah Chorus” by George F. Handel The Baroque era is a style or period of European music between the years of 1600 and 1750. The term Baroque was derived from a Portuguese word meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” A well known piece during this period is the “Hallelujah Chorus” written by George F. Handel. This piece includes many elements such as the composer’s life and his accomplishments‚ composition‚ and personal reflection of the listener. A composer is a person who writes music in

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    All We Like Sheep Analysis The Passion of Jesus Christ is such a compelling truth that has drawn many of the great composers of history to attempt doing it justice through music. George Fredric Handel‚ from England‚ is recognised as a great composer of the Baroque era (1600-1750). He composed the magnificent oratorio the “Messiah”. This took him 260 manuscripts and just 24 days to complete and it became a legendary piece in the history of music. An oratorio is basically a large musical composition

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    Chapter 16 Study Guide 1. 462 Hermeticism – An intellectual movement beginning in the 15th c. that taught that divinity is embodied in all aspects of nature; included works on alchemy and magic as well as theology and philosophy; influenced leaders of Scientific Revolution‚ cont. into 17th c. 2. 463 Ptolemy – came up w/ Ptolemaic conception of universe: concentric spheres fixed around an unmoving Earth‚ in the order of moon‚ Merury‚ Venus‚ the sun‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ and fixed stars‚ beyong

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    Brewer mentions that students enter the alpha brainwave state while listening Baroque music composed by BachHandel‚ or Telemann. Students focus best when they are in a brainwave state where they are calm‚ yet alert enough to keep focused‚ this is because we want to students to enter the alpha state. Younger students have lots of energy and need help focusing

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    be/71NCzuDNUcg). Handel‚ a German composer various different forms of orchestral works‚ operas‚ organ concertos‚ anthems and oratorios who accomplished great success in England‚ was born on February 23rd 1685 and died on April 14th 1759. In 1741 he stopped composing operas‚ and focused on oratorios with his greatest composition‚ Messiah. This was during a time when illiteracy was widespread and written copies of the Bible were expensive and difficult for the ordinary citizen to acquire‚ Handel became excited

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    Industrier som visar låga värden humankapital “Textiles‚ textile products‚ leather and footwear” samt “Wood and products of wood and cork” tillhör EU:s områden med starkast komparativ fördel. 3. Interindustriell handel speglar komparativa fördelar‚ till skillnad från intraindustriell handel som visar skalfördelar. Sveriges RCA gentemot Belgien och Kina speglar således Sveriges komparativ fördel i olika branscher. Diagram 3 visar att Sverige har komparativ fördel i ”Pulp‚ paper‚ paper products‚ printing

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    CULTURE/PERIOD PHILOSOPHY ACTIVITIES/PRACTICES MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PROPONENTS/COMPOSERS Medieval Ages Music Timeline (500-1400) Believed that music should make a listener receptive to spiritual thoughts and reflections They allowed music in Christian churches in the form of medieval music that involves chanting Their characteristic of music as based on plainchant improvising with parallel melodies Medieval singers continued experimenting with melodies and polyphony became more elaborate

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    Wesley WInfield The Farinelli Film The Farinelli film is about the life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli‚ considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time. A castrato is a male singer whose testicles were removed in childhood so that he could retain the high‚ clear voice of a child while gaining the control of an adult vocalist. Farinelli was given no choice but to give up his manhood. Farinelli’s father said that he should only sing the

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