Describe Handel's 'And the Glory of the Lord' according to rhythm and structure.

This piece is written in 3/4. The first notable moment rhythmically is the hemiola at the end of the orchestral introduction. A hemiola is when music sounded in two time is written in three time and the main beat of the bar shifts. The other notable characteristics of this piece are the frequent dotted rhythms which stem from the first phrase of the work and the longer notes for the 'For the mouth of the Lord theme'. This piece is structured around 4 main themes, 'And the glory of the Lord' which is first heard in bars 11-14 characterised by syllabic writing in A major. The second theme is 'Shall be revealed' which is sung by the tenors in bars 17-20 and mellismatic. The third theme is 'And all flesh shall see it together' first heard in the altos in bars 43-46 made up of the same phrase repeated 3 times. The fourth theme is 'For the mouth of the Lord' which is a mostly unison motif introduced by the tenors and basses in bars 51-57.