Path 04
Baroque essentials
Ground bass, ritornello, fugue and dance: the Baroque in twelve works, from Purcell to Bach's Musical Offering.
Purcell → Pachelbel → Bach → Vivaldi → Handel → Scarlatti
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
This guide follows Handel’s Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus (1741) in one part.
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in D major. A short, light orchestral opening () leads to the choir's chords on '' (A). New sections follow (B, B′, C, D and E), and the changes with them: the first Revelation line in and then in , a four-part -like setting, a fugue on 'for ever and ever', and calls on one repeated note that climb higher. These lead to a tense pause and a solemn final ''. The last part is marked as the .
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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Fifteen kinds of work
One work for each kind in the catalog, from the symphony to choral music.
Beethoven → Vivaldi → Debussy → Holst → Dvořák → Mozart → Chopin → Scarlatti → Bach → Schubert → Strauss → Handel
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Choral masterpieces
Choirs from Handel's coronation anthem to Ligeti's cloud of voices: masses, requiems and psalms, 1727 to 1966.
Handel → Mozart → Brahms → Verdi → Fauré → Orff → Messiaen → Bernstein → Ligeti
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