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The Chandos Anthems

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Handel

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Orgelbuchlein

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Bach

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The Water Music

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Handel

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Rinaldo

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Handel

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The Well-Tempered Clavier

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Bach

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St. Matthew Passion

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Bach

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The Coronation Anthems

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Handel

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Goldberg Variations

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Bach

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The Royal Fireworks

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Handel

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Judas Maccabaeus

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Handel

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Two-Part Inventions

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Bach

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The Brandenburg Concerti

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Bach

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The Musical Offering

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Bach

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Guilo Caesare

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Handel

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B Minor Mass

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Bach

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Cantata BWV 140

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Bach

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Messiah

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Handel

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St. John Passion

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Bach

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Art of the Fugue

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Bach

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Saul

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Handel

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Cello Suites

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Bach

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What is a dance suite?

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an ordered set of dances for solo instrument or ensemble, all written in the same key and intended to be performed in a single sitting

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What is an opera seria?

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serious opera; the heroic, fully sung Italian opera that dominated the stage at the counts of Europe during the 18th century

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What is a chorale prelude?

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an ornamental setting of a preexisting chorale tune intended ti be played on the organ before the singing of the chorale by the full congregation

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What is BWV?

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Bach Werke Verzeichnis; Bach Work List; an identifying system for the works of Bach, similar to “K” for Mozart’s works

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What is a subject?

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the theme in a fugue

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What is a Cantor?

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the director or leader for music

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What is equal temperament?

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a division of the octave into 12 half steps, each with ratio of approximately 18:17, 16th century

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What are horn fifths?

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a characteristic musical figure assigned to the French horns in which the instruments slide back and forth through sixths, fifths, and thirds, sometime ornamenting along the way

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What is an oratorio?

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non-staged opera style setting

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What is a chorale cantata?

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a genre of sacred vocal music that employs the text and tune of a pre-existing Lutheran chorale in all or several of its movements

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What does ACSOG stand for?

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Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Other dances
Gigue
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Who developed ACSOG?

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Froberger

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What is a countersubject?

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material in a fugue that serves as a counterpoint to the subject

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What is a Picardy Third?

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a shift from minor to major in the final chord of a piece

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What is obbligato?

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indication that a composer has written a specific part for an instrument and intends it to be played as written

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What is a passion?

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a large scale depiction of Christ’s crucifixion as recorded in the Gospels; an oratorio on the subject of the passion

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What is the Royal Academy of Music?

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Handel’s London organ company in 1719, primarily invested in by the king

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Orgelbuchlein

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Bach’s Little Organ Book of 46 chorale preludes

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What is an Invention?

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2 voice keyboard composition based on imitation

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What is a Kapellmeister?

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chief of music at court, conductor

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What is a partita?

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term used by Bach as a synonym for suite

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What is Fortspinning?

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spun out; taking a musical idea and spinning it out in one seemingly unending melodic strand and uniform rhythm; beginning of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto

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What is collegium musicum?

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group of German music students who voluntarily played the latest music in a public setting

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