“Then the next movement is an outstanding example of word…” — Music for Life at 7:29
“Then the next movement is an outstanding example of word painting. It begins by describing the plague of flies and lice. The quickly moving violins ignite the imagination to picture the swarms of lice and flies in the air. Then later in the movement, the text goes on to describe a plague of locusts. Handel is…”
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