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17 Cards in this Set
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Exultate Justis
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Composer: Viadana
Language: Latin Texture: Homophonic Period: Baroque Strong metric pulse should tell you Baroque. Piece contains a strong metric pulse indicative of the doctrine of affections. |
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Gott ist mein Hirt
(God is my shepherd) |
Composer: Schubert
Language: German Texture: Homophonic Scored for two solo voices and piano. In the Lied style, characterized by intimacy and gentle chromaticism. Very small scale. |
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Befiel du Deine Wege
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Composer: J.S. Bach
Original Tune by Hussler. Language: German Period: Baroque Texture: Homophonic (most chorale tunes are) From the St. Matthew Passion Based on a chorale melody (Passion Chorale). Scored for an orchestra and mixed chorus. |
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Heut Triumphieret Gottes Sohn (God's sun triumphed)
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Composer: Bach
Period: Baroque Texture: Polyphonic Chorale Prelude (based on chorale melody). (Other organ type is a chorale fantasy- fantasy is more freely composed. Could just be a prelude. No chorale tune present. Or fugue or prelude and fugue.) |
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Veni Creator Spiritus
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Composer: Buono Chiodi
Language: Latin Texture: Monophonic and polyphonic (monophonic episode using cantus firmus chant melody). Based on Latin hymn/chant melody. |
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Kyrie Eleison
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Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Composed in the Sturm und Drang style (driving, passionate, "storm and stress") Language: Greek Period: Classical Texture: Homophonic Form: Modified Sonata (Sonata uses A theme and B theme) Scored for orchestra, chorus, and SATB soloists Kyrie's in Greek and other parts are in Latin. From the larger work: Lord Nelson Mass or Missa "in angustiis" (angst- conditions during war) |
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Rejoice, O Virgin
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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
Language: Russian Texture: Homophonic Period: Romantic or Modern (1915) From the larger work All Night Vigil. Composed in the Eastern or Orthodox chant style (Russian Chant, Greek Chant, Ukranian Chant). Considered his crowning achievement, as well as that of the Russian Orthodox church. Last big Orthodox composition composed. |
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Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
(How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place...or literally "How Lovely are your dwellings") |
Composer: Brahms
Language: German Texture: Homophonic (background-foreground relationship) Period: Romantic Based his work on older traditional forms. Scored for chorus and Orchestra. Form: Second Rondo (ABACA). Traditional. From "Ein Deutsches Requiem" (the German Requiem- settings from biblical passages- not a requiem mass) |
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Tota Pulchra Es, Maria (You are most beautiful Maria)
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Composer: Bruckner
Language: Latin Texture: Homophonic and Monophonic (back and forth- monophonic episodes- sounds like Gregorian chant although newly composed) Period: Romantic In the Wagner camp. Representative of the Cecilian movement (takes inspiration from Gregorian chant. St. Cecilia- patron saint of music) |
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Old 100th Psalm
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Composer: Vaughan Williams
Language: English Texture: Homophonic Period: Modern Form: Strophic Variation (music is a little bit different with each verse) Scored for: Choir, Orchestra, "All available trumpets" Composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. |
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Hymn to the Virgin
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Composer: Benjamin Britten (imp. English composer)
Languages: Latin and English Texts: Macaronic (two or more different languages in one piece) |
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Agnus Dei
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Composer: Durufle
Language: Latin Period: Modern From: Requiem Each movement is based on the corresponding Gregorian chant, similar to a Misse Choralus (presented in Cannonite 5th, countermelody, orchestral accompaniment) |
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Sweet Prospect
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Composer: William Billings
Language: English Texture: Homophonic Period: Classical Form: Strophic |
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I'll Fly Away
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Language: English
Texture: Homophonic Period: Modern Old hymn, but modern performance. Originally a shape note hymn. Traditional gospel melody adopted many modern characteristics. |
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Cantate Domino
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Composer: Part
Language: Latin Texture: Homophonic Period: Modern Composed in the tintinnabuli style Composer is one of the (sacred/holy/mystic/spiritual minimalists). |
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The Lamb
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Composer: John Tavenor
Language: English Period: Modern Scoring: Mixed, unaccompanied choir, SATB a capella choir. Three compositional techniques used: (inversion, retrograde, retrograde inversion). This techniques are commonly applied in serialism. (Second Viennese School). Minimalist |
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Totus Tuus
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Composer: Gorecki
Language: Latin Texture: Homophonic Period: Modern Sacred minimalists. Composed for John Paul, Victory Square |