Handel is an important composer from which period?
Baroque
Romantic
Classical
Which famous piece is performed at all coronations?
Messiah
The Clock
Zadok the Priest
What is the tonality of the 'Hallelujah' chorus?
Major
Minor
Atonal
What is melisma?
High-pitched male singing
A duet
When a word is sung over different notes
Messiah is scored for which instruments and voices?
SATB soloists, choir and orchestra
Choir and orchestra
SATB soloists and choir
Which compositional technique does Handel use?
Extreme registers in pitch
Long and irregular phrasing
Word painting
Starting with the highest voice, in which order do the voice parts descend in pitch?
Soprano, alto, tenor, bass
Bass, tenor, alto, soprano
Alto, soprano, tenor, bass
Which chords are used in a plagal cadence?
IV-I
V-I
I-V
What is an anacrusis?
A pedal note
An upbeat
A tempo mark
What is an oratorio?
An individual melodic or rhythmic fragment
A type of cadence where chords IV to I are played
A setting of religious words for soloists, chorus and orchestra