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This piece introduced the 4 line staff, sight singing syllables with the Hexachord system, relative pitch, round b (flat) and square b (natural)
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There were new additions to Time and Prolation. A new note shape was created called the minim and with it, syncopation could be done. Meter changes were also added with triple being perfect because of The Holy Trinity and duple being imperfect.
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This piece was dedicated to the pope and the significance is it showed that sacred words could be intelligible in polyphonic music with 6 voices
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This is a parody mass of O magnum mysterium which was composed in 1572.
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Composed at St. Mark's, this was the first piece in history to specify what instruments play what part and to designate dynamics.
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Based on the story of Orpheus; it wasn't published until 1609 and revised in 1615
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They happened throughout the 1670s
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Along with being a harmonic inspiration, this was the most harmonic influential publication of any music in the early 18th century. It launched the popularity of Italian concerto throughout Europe
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There were two publications of Volume, one in 1722 and the other ca. 1740. Each has 24 preludes and fugues of each major and minor key. They demonstrate possibilities for playing in all the keys using an instrument tuned in near-equal temperament.
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This was the most influential of all theatrical works. It became the basis for teaching functional harmony. It has triads and 7th chords, fundamental baseline, defined root of chord and recognizing inversions, and consonance vs. dissonance. Tonic, dominant, and subdominant are chords used as pillars of harmony - V7 - I. Even though the piece could modulate, each had a central tonic key. This piece is the first to bring all of these theoretical ideas together.
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It was completed in 1741, but premiered in 1742 during Lent in Dublin. It doesn't tell a story, but presents a series of contemplations on Christian Ideas. The texts extend from the prophecies of a messiah to the resurrection.
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It ends when Bach dies
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The Concerts des Amateurs was one of the finest orchestras in Europe. Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges was a virtuoso violinist. he composed 12 violin concertos and 18 string quartets. He was known as the "Le Mozart Noir" or The Black Mozart.
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It's based on the legend of Don Juan, a libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It's a jocular drama that is sung in Italian.
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It premiered in 1792 in London, but it was written in 1791.
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It premiered in 1808 and is said to describe his fate and impending deafness
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It was composed in 1815. He set the songs to texts written by JW Goethe. This is the first one he tried to publish, but didn't work
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It premiered in 1816 and is a patter aria.
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The first complete publication
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It was composed in 1830 and is one of the first programmatic symphonies.
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It was composed in between 1830-1831 and is a homage to his native land (mother's side).
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It was composed in 1841 and translates to "the year".
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He composed it while on tour in the Caribbean. The theme is based on a Puerto Rican song playing by wandering bands on Christmas Eve. The form suggests the sound of the band of musicians in the distance is gradually approaching, passing by, and then marching away
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This is the original piano version, which was then later orchestrated by Ravel. It is a set of piano pieces.
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It was premiered in 1875 and is an opera comique, which has spoken dialogue instead of recitative and the plots are comedies or semiserious dramas
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Lord of the Rings sounds very similar to it. It is a cycle of four music dramas.
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It premiered in 1805.
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Premiered in 1889 in Hungary
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"Voiles" pertains to sails, sailboat, masks, veils. It is a tribute to Chopin and his Preludes on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Each piece has a descriptive title at the end to suggest images to leave interpretations to the audience.
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An atonal and expressionistic work, that uses the Sprechstimme technique.
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It premiered in 1913. It has two parts: The Adoration of the Earth and Sacrifice of the Chosen One.
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A solo guitar collection of 10 works in memory of Debussy, who died of cancer.
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Tin Pan Alley Song
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It is a poem by Langston Hughes written at the age of 18 in 1920.
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It premiered in 1937; "A Soviet artist's reply to just criticism"
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It is a contrafact
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There are precise instructions for altering 45 piano strings to produce percussive sounds.
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It is a cycle of five songs with two instrumental interludes. It uses unconventional sound sources.
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Orchestral fanfare
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Part of an album