{"id":30863,"date":"2018-12-18T16:32:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T22:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mbcpathway.local\/?p=30863"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:37:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T15:37:35","slug":"soli-deo-gloria-handels-messiah-lifts-christ-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2018\/12\/18\/soli-deo-gloria-handels-messiah-lifts-christ-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Soli Deo gloria: Handel\u2019s \u2018Messiah\u2019 lifts Christ high"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLUMBIA \u2013<\/strong> On a cold, clear night in November, a crowd of 1,700 people gathered at Jesse Hall on the campus of the University of Missouri. They sat in rapt silence for nearly three hours as Scripture was unfolded, telling the story of Christ. It began with the prophecies of Isaiah, moved onto His birth in Luke, wound through His ministry and death in the Gospels, celebrated His resurrection with shouts of Hallelujah, and ended with selections from Revelation in anticipation of His second coming. It was a performance of Handel\u2019s \u201cMessiah.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Scripture for the masses<\/span><\/h2>\n

When it comes to Messiah, \u201cthe only thing you\u2019re doing is singing Scripture,\u201d said Randy Schilb, associate pastor of worship at Memorial Baptist, Columbia. Schilb and his choir performed Messiah Dec. 9. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAny other Christmas musical in the world has a lot of great, sacred songs, but with Messiah, you\u2019re just singing the Word of God,\u201d he said. \u201cSo many of the texts in Messiah do a great job of focusing on advent. It\u2019s not just about Jesus in the manger; it\u2019s about Jesus in glory. In the world we live in, it\u2019s hard sometimes to get the gospel out to people who don\u2019t want to listen to it. But they\u2019ll listen to the Messiah, and they\u2019re hearing Scripture.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That foundation in Scripture is probably what helps it remain a mainstay of those celebrating Jesus. But it\u2019s also one of the most enduring pieces of classical music and is a staple of secular celebrations of Christmas, as was the case at the University of Missouri and in countless other performances around the world this season. For them, it\u2019s the quality of the music that helps it become a favorite Christmas tradition; they\u2019re hearing the Word of God and singing His praises because of Handel\u2019s musical genius.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not hard to listen to,\u201d Schilb said. \u201c[\u2018Hallelujah\u2019] is a 300-year-old praise chorus. Handel did a great job writing music that was listenable even though it\u2019s really hard to sing and play. That\u2019s a characteristic of excellent music-writing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Handel also knew what his audience might latch on to. Messiah\u2019s most recognizable moments \u2013 such as that famed chorus, Hallelujah \u2013 are in the key of D, which \u201cmakes it a range that anyone can hum,\u201d said John Francis, a professor of music and worship at Hannibal-LaGrange University. Then there\u2019s the lyrics: repetitive, but \u201crepetitive in a good way,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond that, Robin Smith, a professor of music at Southwest Baptist University, said Handel uses a technique called \u201ctext painting\u201d to help reinforce the meaning to the listener. For example, when a tenor sings a lyric from Isaiah 40:4 in the third song, \u201cevery mountain and hill made low, the crooked straight and the rough places plain,\u201d his voice jumps higher on \u201cmountain\u201d and \u201chill\u201d then drops to a lower register on \u201clow.\u201d In the next phrase, \u201cthe crooked straight\u201d and \u201crough places plain,\u201d the word \u201ccrooked\u201d is exaggerated syllable-to-syllable by the vocalist while \u201cstraight\u201d is sung smoothly and gently. \u201cRough\u201d gets a heavy rolled R while the singer eases into \u201cplain,\u201d painting a direct musical picture of the text.<\/span><\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not to say the oratorio is overly simple or dumbed down.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHandel has a spectacular way of using the different voice types,\u201d Smith said, noting that he wrote several variations of many of the songs so they could be performed by different performers depending on their range. \u201cHe weaves all of those things very well throughout the work. As a composer, he was quite adept at making the voice fit whatever text he was portraying.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to teaching vocal diction and opera classes, Smith has performed several of the solos from Messiah throughout the years. It\u2019s full of melismatic passages \u2013 where a single syllable of text is sung moving between several different notes in succession \u2013 that had her practicing for her solos for \u201cmonths and months and months. And it\u2019s not just hard for the soloists; it\u2019s hard for the choir as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hallelujah!<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Handel<\/p><\/div>\n

George Frideric Handel wrote the 50 songs that make up Messiah in just 24 days in the late summer of 1741. Though it initially met a cool reception, it soon exploded in popularity and became one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in music. <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a three-movement oratorio, more or less an opera without the theatrical elements. In the first part, the Christmas section, Christ\u2019s coming is predicted by the Old Testament prophets and the shepherds hear the good news of His birth from the heavenly host. Part II, the Easter segment, tells His crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. The third part begins with the promise of redemption, a prediction of judgment and the final victory over sin and death.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though the triumphant calls of Hallelujah seem like a fitting grand finale to the oratorio, it comes at the end of the second part \u2013 an Easter anthem that has been transposed to Christmas. In addition to being the most famous part of the work, it has become a tradition for the audience to stand during the chorus. This reportedly dates back to its London debut in 1743, when it is reported that during Hallelujah, King George II was so stirred by the majesty of the work he leaped to his feet, prompting the rest of the crowd to follow suit. It\u2019s impossible to say for sure that was the case. Smith reports hearing of another version of the story that George found the piece too long and merely wanted to stretch his legs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regardless, that is the one song that stands out to most people, Smith included.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though she has a musical appreciation for the entire work, she prefers Hallelujah. \u201cIt just speaks to me,\u201d she said. \u201cIt stirs emotions within the listener.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The subject matter is the secret of Hallelujah\u2019s popularity, Francis said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the accompaniment \u2013 be it an old piano, a chamber ensemble, a full orchestra, or rock band; despite the singers \u2013 be it solo, four-part choir, or praise team or the venue Royal Albert Hall, or a food court at St. Louis Mills, the greatness of Hallelujah is the great Savior for whom it stands. Can you think of any figure in history, any one person \u2013 whether it is for a worldly god or an amazing potentate \u2013 that more stirring music has been written of than Jesus Christ? There are just some songs that have been supernaturally touched. I think this is one of them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Soli Deo gloria<\/span><\/h2>\n

Whether its durability is due to its biblical source material or the musical engineering, one thing seems clear: Handel intended the piece to be an instrument of worship. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the epitome of everything you think about when you think of worship and the majesty of Jesus,\u201d Smith said. \u201cHandel just expresses that very, very well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Handel wasn\u2019t alone in using Scripture as a source \u2013 many painters, sculptures, musicians, etc., did the same, even if that wasn\u2019t truly their passion.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBeethoven and Brahms wrote sacred pieces, but they were humanists using a good text because everyone was going to like it,\u201d Schilb said. \u201cI haven\u2019t talked to Handel, but the way his work turned out, I think he was a believer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been said that because it was written in less than a month, Handel wrote with \u201calmost a supernatural fervor,\u201d Francis said. \u201cYou can cynically try to explain that away, but there\u2019s just too much there to ignore. Today the concern was about how a song is going to chart, but he was making pure art, and when you\u2019re making art, then you can refine your focus. His focus was the passion of the Christ. Composers like Bach and Handel were proven to be pious men. They wrote their music S.D.G \u2013 Soli Deo gloria (Latin for \u2018To God alone be the glory\u2019).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Indeed, at the bottom of the manuscript for Messiah, Handel did\u00a0<\/span>pen three letters after the final note, just above his own initials and twice as large: S.D.G.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"

George Frideric Handel\u2019s signature at the end of his manuscript of \u201cMessiah,\u201d under the initials S.D.G, which stand for \u201cSoli Deo gloria\u201d (Latin for \u201cTo God alone be the glory\u201d).<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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