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Unit 4- Story 7. The Man Who Wrote Messiah. Vocabulary. Oratorio . A talented person who shows others the skill A way to tell someone how to do something A most important song in an opera; sung by one of the main characters A masterpiece; a work of art; a stunning success. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Unit 4- Story 7The Man Who Wrote Messiah
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Vocabulary
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Oratorio A) A talented person who shows others the
skillB)A way to tell someone how to do
somethingC) A most important song in an opera;
sung by one of the main charactersD)A masterpiece; a work of art; a stunning
success
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B) Chorus usually based on biblical scripture
Patron A) A financial supporter; a benefactor; an
investorB)An artist who copies other artist’s work
of art or masterpiecesC) An invitation to a party or celebrationD)A way to schedule an appointment for a
formal dinner
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A) A financial supporter; a benefactor; an investor
Repertory A) A style of the dayB)A collection of related music of a
composer; an inventoryC) An interest in someone’s careerD)A group of people who are in a quad
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B) A collection of related music of a composer; an inventory
Improvise A) To make up or change a musical piece
while performing it; ad-lib; wing it; invent
B)To manage or get by just soC) To play or sing a song without music
playing in the backgroundD)To play or sing a song with permission
from the original composer
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A) To make up or change a musical piece while performing it; ad-lib; wing it; invent
Harpsichord A) A brass instrument played by blowing
into the mouth piece and sliding the arm or slide
B)A stringed instrument played by strumming a bow across the strings; played standing up
C) A percussion instrument played by hitting a block of wood
D)A keyboard instrument, played like a piano, whose strings are plucked
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D) A keyboard instrument, played like a piano, whose strings are plucked
A piano’s strings are hammered or hit (why a piano is considered a percussion)
Comprehension
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1) What type of story is The Man Who Wrote Messiah?A) Narrative fictionB)Literary analysisC) Fairy taleD)Biography
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D) Biography
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2) How is the story written?A) It starts with his birth and moves
forwardB)It goes back and forth through his lifeC) It starts with his death and goes
backwards in timeD)It is written through Handel’s
perspective or point of view
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B) It goes back and forth through his life
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3) Who recognized Handel’s talent when he was a child?
A) His fatherB) His motherC) Duke Johann AdolfD) The King of Vienna
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C) Duke Johann Adolf
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4) What did Handel’s father want for Handel’s career?A) A writerB)A duke C) A musician D)A lawyerE) All of the above
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D) A lawyer
5) What instrument did Handel play?
A) A pianoB)A harpsichordC) A trumpetD)A violinE) All of the above
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B) A harpsichord
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6) What do you call someone who shows an early and rare talent?A) A conventional personB) A person with an abilityC) A really great personD) A prodigy or geniusE) All of the above
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D) A prodigy or genius
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7) What was Handel’s first opera?
A) RinaldoB)Messiah C) RadamistoD)The Beggar’s OperaE) All of the above
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A) Rinaldo
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8) In an opera, what do you call a song sung as a solo?
A) A soloB) An ariaC) A baroqueD) An accapella
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B) An aria
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9) How did Handel make his money?A) Through his managerB)He had investorsC) He charged people at the doorD)B and CE) All of the above
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D) B and C
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10) What Handel’s opera company called?
A) Handel’s School of MusicB) Royal Academy of MusicC) School of OperaD) King George’s and Queen Anne’s
School of MusicE) All of the above
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B) Royal Academy of Music
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11) How did people react to Handel’s music?A) They were clamoring to get into the
concert halls to hear is music and songs
B) They were indifferent to his music: it seemed like everyone else’s music
C) They behaved politely, as the wealthy should behave
D) They did not attend his performances because they were disgusted by his music
E) All of the above
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A) They were clamoring to get into the concert halls to hear is music and songs
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12) At the height of his success, how did Handel treat people?
A) Politely and with respectB)Curtly and rudelyC) Indifferently and unmovedD)Nicely and pleasantlyE) All of the above
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B) Curtly and rudely
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13) Why did Handel have to declare bankruptcy? A) People were not attending operas:
they were bored of operas (overall)B) People were not attending his
operas: they thought the operas were terrible
C) His investors ran away from him and his Academy
D) His musicians and singers would not come to work anymore
E) All of the above
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A) People were not attending operas: they were bored of operas (overall)
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14) What did the opera: The Beggar’s Opera do to Handel?
A) People liked this type of opera better than his
B)It was another hit to his career and he wasn’t making any money
C) It was a new type of opera: in English, not Italian and people like this better
D)It made him work harder and fervently or zealously
E) All of the above
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E) All of the above
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15) What was happening to Handel’s health?
A) He was fine; healthy as a horseB)It was worsening: he got palsy due to
stressC) He was hospitalized for a strokeD)He had a heart attackE) All of the above
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B) It was worsening: he got palsy due to stress
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16) What happened to his fingers?A) They fell off from frostbiteB) He lost them in a printing accidentC) He loss the use of them: palsy- from
stress and overworkD) He received daily manicures to keep
them nice
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C) He loss the use of them: palsy- from stress and overwork
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17) How did Handel get his health back and feel better?A) He got away from the stressB)He went to a spa for the summerC) He took daily hot tub bathsD)He ate betterE) All of the above
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E) All of the above
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18) How did the staff know that Handel as feeling better?A) He was gloriously playing the
harpsichord in the churchB)He was being rude and curt againC) He told them to get him a pianoD)He called his AcademyE) All of the above
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A) He was gloriously playing the harpsichord in the church
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19) Who ‘saved’ Handel from his debt and sadness of not composing his music?
A) Charles Jennens gave him a script, from the Bible, and wanted him to write the music
B) Charles Jennens gave him much money and told him to start composing again
C) The King of England asked Handel to write an opera about the Holy Grail
D) The Duke found him and gave him money
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A) Charles Jennens gave him a script, from the Bible, and wanted him to write the music
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20) What opera about? A) The life of MosesB) The life and death of Jesus ChristC) The death of Jesus ChristD) The days of early Judaism
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B) The life and death of Jesus Christ
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21) How long did it take for Handel to compose the music for Messiah?
A) 3 yearsB) 4 weeksC) 23 daysD) Unknown
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C) 23 days
A fantastically short amount of time. Truly a gifted and talented man!
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22) Why did Handel compose this opera?A) He wanted to show the people he was
not a silly manB)He knew it would make him richC) He was inspired and full of hopeD)He had to pay off Charles JennensE) All of the above
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C) He was inspired and full of hope
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23) What date did Messiah debut, in Dublin (Ireland)?A) August 1653B)April 13,1742 C) March 23, 1743D)April 4, 1759
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B) April 13,1742 (Good Friday)
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24) How was Messiah received in London (England)?
A) He felt happier here than in any other place he has ever visited in his life
B) The public loved it even more than those in Dublin
C) Preachers were very upset; they felt the opera was sacra religious. (The Bible was not for entertainment purposes.)
D) It was the same in both cities
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C) Preachers were very upset; they felt the opera was sacra religious. (The Bible was not for entertainment purposes.)
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25) Was Handel discouraged about the Londoners’ reactions?A) No, he kept on composingB)He learned to accept people’s harsh
remarksC) No, he even offered the opera to
charity (free admission) every yearD)No, he showed great perseverance,
belief, and religious faithE) All of the above
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E) All of the above
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26) What was significant about the date of Handel’s death?A) He died the same day the premiere of
the Dublin premiereB)It was Christmas; a special day in the
Christian religion: Christ’s birthC) It was Good Friday; a special day in the
Christian religion: Christ’s deathD)He was buried with his fatherE) A and C
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E) A and C
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27) What song is the best known song through the Christian world?A) “The Death of Christ”B)“Hallelujah!”C) “The Messiah Has Come”D)“What Do We Have Here?”
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B) “Hallelujah!”
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