Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 – Harpsichord Solo
Composer: J.S. Bach
Birth Country: Germany
Movement: 1st
Meter: Duple
Key: D Major
Performing Medium: String Orchestra, Flute Violin, Harpsichord, Continuo
Genre: Concerto
Texture: Polyphonic
Form: Ritornello
“Little” Fugue in G Minor – All Organ
Composer: J.S. Bach
Movement: 1st
Meter: Quadruple
Performing Medium: Organ
Genre: Organ Fugue
Texture: Mostly Polyphonic
Tu Se’ Morta – Starts with Tu Se’ Morta
Composer: Monteverdi
Birth Country: Italy
Act: 2
Performing Medium: Tenor, Organ, Bass Lute
Genre: Opera
Style: Recitative
Dido and Aeneas, “Dido’s Lament”- Thy Hand Belinda, Bosom, Death Invades Me, Death Is Now A Welcome Guest
Composer: Henry Purcell
Birth Country: England
Performing Medium: Mezzo Soprano, Strings
Genre: Opera
Style: Recitative and Aria
Meter: Triple
“La Primavera,” Op. 8 No. 1,I – Popular one
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Birth Country: Italy
Movement: 1st
Meter: Quadruple
Performing Medium: Violin and String Orchestra, Harpsichord Continuo
Genre: Concerto/Program Music
Form: Ritornello
“La Primavera,” Op. 8 No. 1,II – Slow and Soft
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Movement: 2nd
Meter: Triple
Performing Medium: Solo Violins, Violins, and Violas
Key: C Sharp Minor
“La Primavera,” Op. 8 No. 1,III – Repeats every phrase twice
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Alternate Name: Danza Pastorale (Colorful Dance)
Movement: 3rd
Form: Ritornello
Meter: Compound Duple 12/8
Tempo: Allegro
Orchestral Suite No. 3 – Soft with Harpsichord
Composer: J.S. Bach
Birth Country: Germany
Meter: Duple
Key: D Major
Performing Medium: Full Orchestra, Includes Trumpets and Timpani, Strings and Oboes
Genre: Suite – Bourree
Form: AABB (Binary)
Cantata No. 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme (Wedding Cantata) FOUR – Sounds like a bridge could walk out to it
Composer: J.S. Bach
Movement: 4th – Tenor Chorale
Meter: Quadruple
Key: D Major
Performing Medium: Tenors, Violins, Violas, Harpsichord Continuo
Genre: Contata
Texture: Polyphonic
Form: Ritornello
Cantata No. 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme (Wedding Cantata) SEVEN- Short Choir-ish
Composer: J.S. Bach
Movement: Seventh – Chorale
Performing SATB, Orchestra
Genre: Contata
Texture: Homophonic
Form: AAB
Messiah, “Ev’ry Valley” – Starts with Every Valley
Composer: Handel
Birth Country: Germany
Genre: Oratorio
Movement: 3rd – Every Valley Shall Be Exhalted
Performing Medium – Tenor Soloist, String Orchestra, Continuo
Tempo: Andante
Lanuage: English
Meter: Quadruple
Style: Aria
Messiah, “Hallelujah” – Easy
Composer: Handel
Birth Country: Germany
Genre: Oratorio Chorus
Movement: 44th – Hallelujah Chrous
Performing Medium – SATB Chorus and Orchestra
Language: English
Meter: Quadruple
Form: Immitation
Texture: It Varies