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    Hallelujah Chorus

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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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    Composition Analysis

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    McCallium Davis July 24‚ 2011 MUSI200 B006 Sum 11 Instructor: Bethanie Hansen Composition Analysis Paper of Handel‚ Messiah‚ “HallelujahChorus I chose to do my paper on this particular piece because I love church music and wanted to get to know the history of this piece. I like this piece because this song can be used to encourage depressed people and those who are almost giving up in life. This musical acts as a comfort to them and gives them a reason to go on and to never give up. I

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    Medea Chorus Analysis

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    Similar to the Chorus‚ the Nurse is also very compassionate with Medea and depicts the effect of Jason’s actions on her and her children. The wickedness and evilness of Jason is highlighted as his betrayal of Medea resulted in his misery. In the same time‚ they let the audience know of her internal conflict‚ as “this passion of hers is an irresistible flood.” (p. 23). As mentioned by the Chorus‚ Medea’s hate is not only for the broken oath but it is also for her loneliness‚ as they say to her: “a

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    The Chorus

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    The Chorus plays a vital role in Greek literature‚ whether it by read or seen in a play. The Chorus is described as accompany of actors who commented (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action of the play. They tell of what we may not see or grasp thoroughly from the story. They come in many forms of attitudes foreshadowing of events and the dangers as in Aeschylus‚ Agamemnon‚ a persuasive character and teacher in Sophocles Oedipus the King and a friendly companion taking the side of the

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    Hallelujah Comparison

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    song “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen and Jason Castro are two completely beautiful songs yet both are entirely different. Listening to the unique masterpieces gives a person goosebumps when both artist voices hit a fan’s ears. Hallelujah is a heartwarming song about different hallelujahs that do exist and references the Bible quite a bit. Due to their different backgrounds‚ personalities‚ genres‚ and ages the two songs are completely different. Jason Castro’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s’‚ “Hallelujah”‚ portrays

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    A chorus in a Greek tragedy is fundamental however in modern plays it is no longer a crucial element. The chorus consists of a small group of people‚ usually between twelve and fifteen‚ who account the events of the play‚ and foreshadow its development. They are meant to act as a character but are positioned away from the main action. As a character‚ the chorus has many functions; it interacts with other characters‚ and gives its opinion on the situations without regard to the chance of their opinion

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    would think after hearing the 3 songs play over and over‚ you would be able to hear all the differences and similarities between them but that’s not the case. The song “Hallelujah Chorus” is a beautiful peace that has been made into many versions. After listening to the three different version of the same song “Hallelujah Chorus”‚ I was able to hear some slight difference and similarities between them. First off‚ the form for all three songs were constructed the same in terms of how the verses were

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    Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra “Messiah” near Madison‚ WI. The genre of composition is supposed to be drama. This composition genre is an oratorio‚ which is a large-scale dramatic genre originating in the Baroque. Baroque is based on text of religious or serious character‚ performed by solo voices‚ chorus‚ and orchestra; similarto opera but without scenery‚ costumes‚ or actions. This specific oratorio is different because this composition is in three parts but is compilation of biblical verses from Old

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    When I first heard Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus‚ I was very and was in New York at a concert for what I would called symphony or classical music at the time. When listening to the song I felt a sense of energy that made me want to just close eyes and node my head. Not in a soothing way‚ but in a way that made me bop my head with intensity. While listening I can hear the monophonic‚ polyphonic and homophonic textures. As the song transitions from one note to another note‚ you can hear the authority

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    The Chorus of Antigone

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    The Chorus of Antigone The chorus was not only a major part of Antigone‚ but also the most insightful portion of this play’s cast. The members of the chorus tell Creon and the audience very important truths about themselves. Throughout the play the chorus comments on Creon’s actions‚ and gives us all unbiased views on our hypocritical species. Without a chorus Creon’s epiphany may never have occurred and we wouldn’t have‚ as easily‚ seen our personal flaws. The chorus is included in a very

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