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He set dialogue as recitatives while lyrical verses were set as the arias.
His oratorio librettos were English.
The mood of each aria is prepared, and the aria introduced, by a preceding recitative
Some oratorios do not have sacred subjects, but are mythological (eg) “semele” and “Hercules”
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Date posted: October 18, 2019. Answers (1)
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a) What type of work is this piece?
b) What is the...(Solved)
PRESCRIBED WESTERN MUSIC
ODE FOR ST. CECILIA’S DAY CHORUS NO.3: FROM HARMONY BY GEORGE F. HANDEL
a) What type of work is this piece?
b) What is the medium of performance of this work?
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Meru Folksong by Nkubu High School (PPMC recording of KMF 2014)
a) Describe the introductory section of the recording.
b) What is...(Solved)
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iii. Name the Music Conservancy that Verdi was turned away...(Solved)
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i. Name Verdi’s year of birth.
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a) Opera
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c) Mass(Solved)
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b) Oratorio
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ii. State three contributions Bach made towards music of the...(Solved)
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iii. Name the work he dedicated to Pope Clement...(Solved)
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State:
i. The occasion on which it is performed
ii. The gender that performs...(Solved)
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State:
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