Essays in Musical Analysis, Volume 5Oxford University Press, 1965 - Music appreciation |
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accompaniment Agnus Agnus Dei Alto Amen antiphonal aria Bach Bach's bars bass bassoons Beethoven begins Brahms cantata choral chords chorus Christ church classical clause climax close coeli coloratura composer Creation Credo declamation Dies irae dominant double fugue duet earth eight-part eleison English Erba Father FIDELIO flat FLORESTAN flutes give Gloria go burns Handel Handelian harmony hath Haydn's heaven Holy Hosanna illustration instruments Israel in Egypt Kyrie Leonora listener Lord Magnificat major melody mercy Milton minor Mass modulations motet movement Mozart nobis notes oboe d'amore oboes octave orchestra Palestrina passage Patris polyphony praise prayer quartet recitative Requiem rhythm ritornello Rocco Sanctus Semi-Chorus sing solemn song soprano Spirit Stradella style sung Symphony tenor thee things thou tion tollis peccata tone tonic translation trio trumpets unto Verdi Verdi's violins vocal whole words writing