I didn't notice this until looking at the notation, but there are tremolos during this section, apparently to reflect the "rag[ing] together" of the nations.
Monday, February 17, 2020
Messiah: No. 40 Why do the nations so furiously rage together
The text is from Psalm 2:1-2: "1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,"
I didn't notice this until looking at the notation, but there are tremolos during this section, apparently to reflect the "rag[ing] together" of the nations.
I didn't notice this until looking at the notation, but there are tremolos during this section, apparently to reflect the "rag[ing] together" of the nations.
