1. Area of Study 1
Handel – ‘And the glory of the Lord’
Composed in 1741
Time signature – 3/4
Written for SATB (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)
4 main melodic ideas – They contrast. Motif 1 (‘and the glory…’) is syllabic. Motif 2 (shall be
reve------aled) is melismatic. Motif 3 (and all flesh shall see it together). Motif 4 (for the
mouth of the Lord…) is a pedal on A.
The mood is joyful. Baroque music has a mood known as the ‘affection’.
Cadences – There are a number of perfect cadences and the piece ends with a plagal
cadence (IV – I)
Dynamics – they are ‘terraced’. There are no crescendos or diminuendos.
Texture – There are a number of textures. At the first vocal entry the alto sings motif 1, this
is monophonic. The vocals are either together (homophonic) or enter in canon (polyphonic).
The piece ends with a sudden pause and loud plagal cadence, this is homophonic.
Mozart – Symphony No 40 in G minor
There is no percussion or trumpets used
The piece is in sonata form. This means there is an exposition (where the 1st and 2nd
subjects are heard or ‘exposed’ for the first time), there is then a development section (the
key changes many times) and finally a recapitulation (returns to the melodies heard in the
exposition)
There is also a coda at the end and a bridge passage between the 1st and 2nd subjects
1st subject is a melody in G minor
2nd subject is in Bb major, the relative major. It also has chromatic notes.
Dynamics begin p (piano) which is unusual for a symphony.

2. The time signature is 4/4.
There are lots of perfect cadences. The ending alternates between chords I and V.
Textures – Homophonic (particularly at the end) and polyphonic.
Chopin – Prelude no. 15 in Db major
Tonality - Db major for the A section, C# minor for the B section.
The harmony is diatonic (meaning – belongs to the key)
Structure – ABA Coda, ternary with short coda or codetta.
Romantic era.Composed in 1838.
Keyboard techniques – expressive. Melodies are played cantabile (‘in the singing style’). Use
of pedals. The piece is played rubato(‘robbed time’ – ebb and flow to the music).
Section B – key change to C# minor (tonic minor). The right hand plays the ‘raindrop’ note,
or pedal, which becomes G# instead of Ab (also enharmonically the same note). Section B
the music becomes louder. This section is longer than section A. Melody is played by the left
hand.