Handel

• Sonority- string dominated, trumpets for fanfares, basso continuo and SATB chorus
• Dynamics- terraced, either forte or piano, limited range
• Melody- short phrases, often disjunct, diatonic, syllabic vocals
• Harmony- lots of perfect cadences and distinctly major or minor tonality
• Rhythm and metre- clear metre, overlapping rhythms, dotted and straight rhythms