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Glory to God - No. 17

This chorus begins what is sometimes referred to as the "Christmas section" of Messiah.  From Glory to God through His Yoke Is Easy, this section is one of the most popular parts of Messiah, and is sometimes extracted as a unit during the Christmas season. Indeed, because one third of Messiah deals with the prophecy and birth of Christ, the work as a whole has become most associated with and performed during the Christmas season. Although understandable, Messiah applies equally well to any month of the year, and was in fact first performed in April, just after Easter.

Glory to God follows closely on the heals of four very short soprano recitatives taken from Luke 2:8-14 in which the soprano, playing the role of an unnamed angel, appears to shepherds at night and tells them that a savior has just been born.  Following the angel's announcement, an entire multitude of angels appears and says, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."  The chorus plays the role of the "multitude of angels."  In the video above, extracted from a performance of the Choir of King's College Cambridge, Lynne Dawson, soprano, begins with the four recitatives, and the choir picks up with the chorus Glory to God at about 1:19.

Audio Practice Files

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Finale Practice Files

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no._17_glory_to_god_-_soprano.mus
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no._17_glory_to_god_-_alto.mus
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no._17_glory_to_god_-_tenor.mus
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no._17_glory_to_god_-_bass.mus
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  • Home
  • Vocal Tips
  • Community Chorus
    • Learn the Music >
      • Part 1 >
        • And the Glory
        • And He Shall Purify
        • O Thou That Tellest
        • For Unto Us
        • Glory to God
        • His Yoke Is Easy
      • Part 2 >
        • Behold The Lamb
        • Surely He Hath Borne
        • And With His Stripes
        • All We Like Sheep
        • He Trusted In God
        • Lift Up Your Heads
        • The Lord Gave the Word
        • Let Us Break
        • Hallelujah!
      • Part 3 >
        • Since By Man
        • But Thanks Be To God
        • Worthy Is The Lamb
    • Other Links & Resources
    • Memories of 2015
    • Memories of 2016
    • Memories of 2017
    • Memories of 2018
    • Memories of 2019
  • Benefit Choir
    • Praise the Lamb Medley
    • How Deep the Fathers Love
    • Great Is Thy Faithfulness
    • Behold Our God
    • I Got Shoes
    • We Declare Your Majesty
    • Never Gonna Let Me Go
    • I Will Rise