Listening1

A to Z of Classical Music
1)Gregorian Chant:De Profundis
Gregorian Chant:De Profundis
Review:Uses Alleluia syllabus as well.

2)Hildegard Von Bingen
Alleluia-O virga mediatrix
Review: Repeated 4 vowel.

3)Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina
Gloria from Missa Papae Marcelli
Review: 4 part harmony,SATB.Contrapuntal,call and response style.

4)William Byrd
Pavane for 6 Viols
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4)Johann Pachelbel
Canon in D Major
Review:

5)Arcangelo Corelli
Vivace- Grave from Christmas Concerto
Review:

6)Francois Couperin
Prelude from Premier Concert
Review:Harpsichord, non-legato playing

7)Antonio Vivaldi
Allegro from Spring of the Four Seasons
Review:Simple Duple,moderate tempo.(Imitation of birds)4 string instruments,contrapuntal style.Use of ornamentation

8)Georg Philipp Telemann
Adagio from Trumpet Concerto
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9)Johann Sebastian Bach
Air on the G String
Review:Simple Duple,Violin melody and accompaniment,


10)George Frideric Handel
Messiah:Hallelujah Chorus
Review:Common melody,4part harmony, language-English??

11)Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No.104 in D Major, Hob1:104,"London" (III:Menuetto: Allegro)
Review:Grand,happy,city-like??lol!

12)Carl Ditters Von Dittersdore
Andante from Sinfonia in F Major
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13)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No.13 in G major, K.525, 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', (I:Allegro)
Review: Serenade,bright,colourful,gradual dynamic,moderate to fast tempo,trotting mood,violini,use of light tapping

14)Ludwig Van Beethoven
Adagio from Moonlight Sonata
Review:Expressive,lefthand moving arpeggio,broad sound,thick texture(with pedal)Romanticism

15)Carl Maria Von Weber
Andante from Clarinet Concerto No.2
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16)Gioachino Rossini
Quis est homo from Stabat Mater
Review:Voice soprano