| Who is considered one of the most important composers of the early baroque era? |
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| In which country was Monteverdi born? |
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| Which composer created the earliest operatic masterpiece? Which opera was it? |
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| Who wrote music for the first public opera house? |
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| What was the name of the first public opera house? |
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| In which country was Purcell born? |
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| Beneath the organ at Westminister Abbey |
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| Which composer wrote church music, secular chorus music, music for small groups of instruments, songs, and music for stage? |
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| When the bass line repeats over and over |
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| What opera had roles mostly for women? |
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| What was Purcell’s only true opera? |
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| In addition to studying music, what did Vivaldi study for? |
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| Which composer died poor? |
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| What is Vivaldi’s most popular work? |
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| La Primavera from The Four Seasons |
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| Which composer came from a long line of musicians? |
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| Which composer had four sons who were also composers? |
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| In which city was Bach born? |
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| In which city was Bach granted a music scholarship? |
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| How was Bach’s living expenses in Luneberg covered |
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| he has a music scholarship |
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| In which city did Bach become famous for repairing organs? |
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| In Arnstadt, for what was Bach known and recognized? |
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| his ability to repair organs |
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| To which city did Bach travel to see Dietrich Buxtehude? How did he get there? |
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| Why did Bach decide not to Buxtehude’s job? |
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| He found out he would have to marry Buxtehude’s daughter |
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| Why did Bach travel to Lubeck? |
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| To see Dietrich Buxtehude play on the organ |
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| After Eisenhach, where did Bach go? |
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| After Luneberg, where did Bach go? |
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| After Arnstadt, where did Bach go? |
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| After Lubeck, where did Bach go? |
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| In which city did Bach marry for the first time? |
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| Who did Bach marry first? |
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| How many kids did Bach have with Maria Barbara? |
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| With whom did Bach have seven kids? |
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| After Muhlhausen, where did Bach go? |
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| For whom did Bach perform in Weimar? |
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| In which city was Bach snubbed for a position as kappelmeister? |
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| After Weimar, where did Bach go? |
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| What masterpiece did Bach compose in Cothen? |
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| In which city did Bach create the Brandenburg concerti? |
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| In which city did Bach remarry? |
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| Who was Bach’s second wife? |
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| How many kids did Ana Madgalena and Bach have? |
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| After Cothen, where did Bach go? |
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| What brought Bach to Leipzig? |
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| He was offered a music position |
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| What made the position of music director in Leipzig significant? |
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| Two people had already been offered the job but they denied |
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| In which city was Bach offered a job only after two others turned it down? |
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| In which city did Bach pass away? |
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| In which country was Handel born? |
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| Which composer was born a month before Bach? |
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| Of what two genres are Handel considered a master? |
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| Italian opera and English oratorio |
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| What did Handel’s father originally want Handel to study? |
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| Which composer’s father encourages him to study law instead? |
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| Who was England’s most important composer? |
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| What caused Handel to breakdown? |
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| How many operas did Handel write? |
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| Which composer wrote 39 operas? |
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| What happened to Bach ten years before his death? |
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