George Frederick Handel George Frederick Handel was born on February 24‚ 1685 in Halle‚ Germany. One of the greatest composers of the late baroque period (1700-50) and‚ during his lifetime‚ perhaps the most internationally famous of all musicians. Handel was born February 24‚ 1685‚ in Halle‚ Germany‚ to a family of no musical distinction. His own musical talent‚ however‚ expressed itself so clearly that before his tenth birthday he began to receive‚ from a local organist‚ the only formal musical
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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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The Messiah was composed by George Friedrich Handel in 1741. It was neither his first nor his last oratorio‚ yet it has become his most popular and most performed work. Following his journey from his earliest oratorios to his last‚ Handel’s style of composition and use of various choral techniques set the Messiah apart from his other works and similar oratorios of the time. Handel wrote his first oratorio in Italy in 1707. Called La Resurrenzione‚ it was in the Italian style and had Italian
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Coming of Messiah” There are around 4‚200 religions existing in the world today. One of the 4‚200 religions is Judaism. Judaism is a monotheistic religion of Jews‚ which is practiced for over a long period of time. Around 14 million people today practice the religion of Judaism. Just like many of the world’s religions‚ Judaism has a brave figure of the Messiah. “The word “Messiah” is an English rendering of the Hebrew word “Mashiach”‚ which means‚ “Anointed.”” (Breslauer 327) The Messiah for Christians
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Glen Jeansonne‚MESSIAH OF TH MASSES; HUEY LONG AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION‚ (Addison-Wesley Longman Publishers‚ N.Y.‚ 1993‚204 pp.). Jeansonne was born into a Cajun family in 1946. He grew up in New Roads‚ Louisiana‚ and earned his bachelor’s degree from the UL Lafayette(then- University of Southwestern Louisana) in 1968. After receiving his Ph.D. in history at Florida State University in 1973‚ he taught at Williams College in Massachusetts and the University of Michigan before he became a professor
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Essay Reflection on the Messiah CG–5302 (Old Testament) The theocracy of ancient Palestine involved a tribal confederation / commonwealth of chiefs with God as the ruler of the people. Tribes joined together in times of emergency or war; however‚ there was no clear leader among the chieftains‚ and leadership was often contested. So‚ the Hebrew people began to look towards their neighbors as an example‚ and thus came to desire a king for Israel. The prophet Samuel “was displeased when they
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In the book Messiah of the Masses: Huey P. Long and the Great Depression‚ it describes and outlines the life of Huey Pierce Long. In chapter one‚ the author (Glen Jeansonne) begins to talk about Long’s childhood days. Long was born on August 30‚ 1893 in Winnfield‚ Louisiana. Winnfield was a part of Winn Parish in the northeastern section on Louisiana. He was one of ten children born to his parents‚ Hugh and Caledonia (Callie) Long. Hugh Long was a man of great intelligence and charm. The family
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And the glory of the Lord ‘And the glory of the lord’ is a chorus from Handle’s oratorio ‘Messiah’‚ it is written for a SATB choir with an orchestra accompaniment. It is written in a baroque style because it was written in the 18th Century. The vocal lines can be broken down into 4 different melodic ideas: ‘And the glory‚ the glory of the lord’‚ this idea is Syllabic and is comprised of a major triad then an ascending scalic melody; ‘Shall be revealed’‚ this is one of the melismatic ideas
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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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Bach and George Frideric Handel. Although both produced much well-loved and well-played music‚ and although both were born in Germany‚ they were very different people. United by their faith‚ they still differ in many areas. Their lives‚ careers‚ and styles will now be compared‚ and their similarities and differences brought out. Both Handel and Bach were Germans‚ and were both born relatively close to the same time. However‚ their childhoods were very different. Handel‚ pushed by his father to be
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