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intricate semi quavers, stumbling over decorous roulades and falling into mazes of counterpoint that prove inextricable. A less dramatic composer than Handel would scarcely have rendered his solemn
English text with such defiance, for the discrepancy between the self-accusing words and his vivacious music is patent to any listener emancipated from the lethargy of custom." The movement is based on the final section of the duet for two sopranos "Nò, di voi non vo' fidarmi" (HWV 189, July 1741).
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tension, the movement ends on "and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all". Myers comments about the chorus, which seems out of place at first sight: "In Handel's famous chorus sin glories in its shame with almost alcoholic exhilaration. His lost sheep meander hopelessly through a wealth of
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Still continuing Isaiah's text, "All we like sheep, have gone astray" is set as a fast chorus in F-major on a walking bass with irregular patterns and leaps. The voices utter twice together "All we like sheep", then two voice parts move simultaneously in different directions on "have gone astray",
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of the violins, an echo of the singing, drop into these rests. Hogwood interprets the unaccompanied passages as emphasizing "Christ's abandonment". The middle section is also full of dramatic rests, but now the voice is set on a ceaseless agitated pattern of fast dotted notes in the instruments,
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is not a typical Handel oratorio; there are no named characters, as are usually found in Handel's setting of the Old
Testament stories, possibly to avoid charges of blasphemy. It is a meditation rather than a drama of personalities, lyrical in method; the narration of the story is carried on by
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as a unifying motif of the oratorio. Handel breaks the beginning of the text up to a stammering "He was despised, – despised and rejected, – rejected of men, ... – despi-sed – rejected", the words interspersed with rests as long as the words, as if exhausted. Soft sighing
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form, but rarely in a strict sense, repeating a first section after a sometimes contrasting middle section. Handel finds various ways to use the format freely, in order to convey the text. The movements marked "Recitative" (Rec.) are "secco", only accompanied by the
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with the last syllable extended to eleven notes. The next bit of the text "we have turned" is illustrated by fast coloraturas, lacking direction. In a dramatic sudden adagio, full of
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The dotted rhythm returns in instruments and voices in the chorus "Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows", the continuation of Isaiah's text, set in
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in London, he was already a successful and experienced composer of
Italian operas. He had started in 1713 to also compose sacred music on English texts, such as the
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he used practically the same musical means as for those works, namely a structure based on chorus and solo singing. Only a few movements are a
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4438:Handel & Hendrix in London
2997:. GFHandel.org. Archived from
2741:. gfhandel.org. Archived from
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4111:Music for the Royal Fireworks
3610:The Triumph of Time and Truth
2965:Manson Myers, Robert (1948).
2724:
2677:, in a characteristic simple
595:Movements of Messiah Part II
421:annunciation to the shepherds
375:Structure of Handel's Messiah
257:annunciation to the shepherds
4042:Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate
3926:Tra le fiamme (Il consiglio)
3181:Handel's lost Hamburg operas
2363:) and quoted by Paul in his
2067:Lift up ye heads, o ye gates
1922:, both Jesus and his mother
1914:) is based on text from the
803:All they that see Him, laugh
458:Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate
383:; Part I corresponding with
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1930:. In the short movement in
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2695:Revelation 11:15
2661:Part II closes with the
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2132:Unto which of the angels
2009:But thou didst not leave
1987:). Long chords begin in
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1034:Unto which of the angels
568:Hallische Händel-Ausgabe
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294:resurrection of the dead
131:22 August 1741
3870:Allor ch'io dissi addio
3824:Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
3729:Joseph and his Brethren
2973:. New York: Macmillan.
2803:Heighes, Simon (1997).
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4291:Concerti grossi, Op. 3
4286:Organ concertos, Op. 7
4281:Organ concertos, Op. 4
4056:Queen Caroline Te Deum
3799:The Choice of Hercules
3149:George Frideric Handel
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2097:Psalms 24:7–10
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4699:Handel's Last Chance
4682:Story within a story
4418:Letters and writings
3891:Dalla guerra amorosa
3552:Va tacito e nascosto
3545:Svegliatevi nel core
3165:List of compositions
2944:Hogwood, Christopher
2442:Psalms 2:1–4
2419:Romans 10:18
2377:Genesis 18:2
2369:Romans 10:15
2315:Psalms 68:11
2269:Psalms 68:18
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1916:Book of Lamentations
1850:Psalms 69:20
1641:And with his stripes
741:Alla breve, moderato
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4366:Händel-Gesellschaft
4090:Oboe Concerto No. 2
4085:Oboe Concerto No. 1
4080:Oboe Concerto No. 3
3750:Occasional Oratorio
3531:Lascia ch'io pianga
3100:Simon Heighes, for
2745:on 8 September 2012
2482:An Air for bass in
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2361:Isaiah 52:7
2162:Hebrews 1:5
1985:Isaiah 53:8
1746:Psalms 22:7
1583:Isaiah 50:6
1549:Isaiah 53:3
1450:Christopher Hogwood
873:Accompagnato, Tenor
806:Accompagnato, tenor
606:Title / First line
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429:Christian salvation
362:Christopher Hogwood
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3943:Latin church music
3933:Un'alma innamorata
3898:Del bell'idolo mio
3877:Aure soavi e lieti
3094:opera.stanford.edu
2687:Book of Revelation
2617:Psalms 2:9
2458:Why do the nations
2087:Lift up your heads
1697:All we, like sheep
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4099:Orchestral suites
4049:Dettingen Te Deum
3982:As Pants the Hart
3838:Alexander's Feast
3485:Alessandro Severo
3422:Parnasso in festa
3046:on 5 October 2012
2922:978-0-521-37620-4
2894:978-0-575-05286-4
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3757:Judas Maccabaeus
3562:Incidental music
3415:Arianna in Creta
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2071:
2064:
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2047:
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1882:Behold and see
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1673:-fugue of his
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1545:Man of Sorrows
1524:
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1503:Albrecht DĂĽrer
1498:Schmerzensmann
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1199:
1196:
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1184:
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1162:
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612:Tempo marking
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551:
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484:basso continuo
461:. He set many
448:
445:
417:Gospel of Luke
373:Main article:
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302:
218:
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4112:
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4026:
4025:
4021:
4019:
4018:
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4012:
4011:
4007:
4005:
4004:
4003:Sing Unto God
4000:
3998:
3997:
3993:
3991:
3990:
3986:
3984:
3983:
3979:
3978:
3976:
3972:
3966:
3963:
3961:
3958:
3956:
3953:
3951:
3950:Dixit Dominus
3948:
3947:
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3923:
3921:
3920:
3919:Ero e Leandro
3916:
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3909:
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3808:
3807:
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3801:
3800:
3796:
3794:
3793:
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3708:
3705:
3703:(Mozart arr.)
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3701:
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3690:
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3677:
3676:
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3599:
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3571:
3570:The Alchemist
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3499:Giove in Argo
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3333:
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3321:
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3314:
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3311:
3307:
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3304:
3303:Giulio Cesare
3300:
3298:
3297:
3293:
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3290:
3286:
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3277:
3276:
3275:Muzio Scevola
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2435:
2426:
2424:
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2415:
2414:
2395:
2394:
2380:
2378:
2374:
2373:cantus firmus
2370:
2366:
2362:
2357:
2356:
2337:
2336:
2322:
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2316:
2311:
2310:
2291:
2290:
2276:
2274:
2270:
2266:
2261:
2260:
2241:
2240:
2226:
2224:
2220:
2211:
2209:
2204:
2203:
2184:
2183:
2169:
2167:
2163:
2159:
2154:
2153:
2134:
2133:
2119:
2117:
2113:
2109:
2100:
2098:
2094:
2089:
2088:
2069:
2068:
2054:
2052:
2043:
2041:
2037:
2032:
2031:
2012:
2010:
1996:
1994:
1990:
1986:
1981:
1980:
1961:
1960:
1946:
1944:
1935:
1933:
1929:
1925:
1921:
1917:
1913:
1909:
1904:
1903:
1884:
1883:
1869:
1867:
1863:
1859:
1855:
1851:
1846:
1845:
1826:
1825:
1811:
1809:
1805:
1801:
1796:
1795:
1776:
1775:
1761:
1759:
1755:
1751:
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1743:
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1737:
1728:
1725:
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1718:
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1682:
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1570:
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1550:
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1542:
1522:
1520:
1511:
1510:
1504:
1500:
1499:
1494:
1485:
1483:
1479:
1475:
1471:
1467:
1463:
1459:
1455:
1451:
1447:
1443:
1438:
1437:
1431:
1429:
1408:
1407:
1393:
1391:
1386:
1367:
1363:
1358:
1355:
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1346:
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1341:
1338:
1337:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1310:
1306:
1302:
1297:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1287:
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1233:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1218:
1214:
1210:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1185:
1181:
1177:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1151:
1148:B-flat major
1147:
1143:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1117:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1090:
1086:
1082:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1056:
1052:
1048:
1043:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1017:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1003:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
991:
987:
983:
978:
976:
973:
970:
967:
964:
962:
959:
958:
954:
950:
945:
943:
941:
938:
935:
932:
930:
927:
926:
922:
918:
913:
911:
909:Largo e piano
908:
906:Arioso, Tenor
905:
902:
899:
897:
894:
893:
889:
885:
880:
878:
875:
872:
869:
866:
864:
861:
860:
856:
852:
847:
844:
841:
838:
835:
832:
830:
827:
826:
823:B-flat minor
822:
818:
813:
811:
808:
805:
802:
799:
797:
794:
793:
789:
785:
780:
777:
774:
771:
768:
765:
763:
760:
759:
755:
751:
746:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
729:
726:
725:
722:A-flat major
721:
717:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
695:
692:
691:
688:E-flat major
687:
683:
678:
676:
673:
670:
667:
664:
662:
659:
658:
654:
650:
645:
642:
639:
636:
633:
630:
628:
625:
624:
598:
587:
585:
581:
577:
571:
569:
565:
561:
557:
550:General notes
547:
545:
541:
540:cantus firmus
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533:
529:
525:
521:
517:
513:
509:
505:
501:
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493:
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480:
476:
472:
468:
464:
460:
459:
454:
444:
442:
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
410:
409:Old Testament
406:
403:and Christ's
402:
398:
394:
390:
386:
382:
376:
363:
357:
354:
349:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
310:
301:
299:
296:and Christ's
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4586:Der Messias
4144:Fitzwilliam
4106:Water Music
3700:Der Messias
3112:Colin Davis
3102:The Sixteen
2221:alludes to
1991:and end in
1920:Good Friday
1541:fourth song
564:Bärenreiter
520:violoncello
516:harpsichord
465:on English
4772:Categories
3743:Belshazzar
3331:Alessandro
3282:Floridante
2854:Didaskalia
2749:7 February
2725:References
2719:Wachet auf
2671:Hallelujah
2663:Hallelujah
2657:Hallelujah
2633:Hallelujah
2166:Son of God
1906:The tenor
1862:Evangelist
1579:third song
1543:about the
1428:media help
1347:Hallelujah
1323:Air, tenor
544:Hallelujah
536:Hallelujah
433:recitative
391:, Easter,
348:comments:
281:Hallelujah
241:structured
143:1741-09-14
135:1741-08-22
63:Hallelujah
4707:Coram Boy
4387:Göttingen
4380:Festivals
4313:Germanico
4034:Canticles
3679:Structure
3594:Oratorios
3478:Faramondo
3436:Ariodante
3373:Partenope
3317:Rodelinda
3310:Tamerlano
3268:Radamisto
3214:Agrippina
2675:homophony
2223:Pentecost
1868:of Bach.
1724:chromatic
1466:Isaiah 53
1231:Air, bass
809:Larghetto
671:Air, alto
582:markings
463:oratorios
397:Pentecost
393:Ascension
276:ascension
253:his birth
156:Movements
42:(Part II)
4735:Category
4662:Parodies
4578:Versions
4569:Part III
4467:Category
3855:Cantatas
3792:Theodora
3736:Hercules
3694:Part III
3513:Deidamia
3471:Berenice
3464:Giustino
3450:Atalanta
3324:Scipione
3186:Florindo
3083:(Handel)
3071:(Handel)
3028:(2007).
2948:Handel:
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2911:(1991).
2844:(2001).
2488:triplets
2265:Psalm 68
2093:Psalm 24
2036:Psalm 16
1866:Passions
1742:Psalm 22
1681:melismas
1482:triplets
1368:D major
1356:tr ti ob
1334:A minor
1307:A major
1276:C major
1248:C major
1087:D major
1053:D minor
1022:F major
988:A major
955:B minor
923:E minor
890:various
857:C minor
790:F major
756:F minor
655:G minor
615:Scoring
546:chorus.
498:(T) and
467:libretti
359:—
318:libretto
286:Part III
284:chorus.
233:oratorio
185:trumpets
127:Composed
119:and the
103:Oratorio
65:chorus,
4651:Messiah
4635:Messiah
4605:(1992)
4564:Part II
4553:Messiah
4535:Messiah
4478:Commons
4131:sonatas
4129:XV solo
3974:Anthems
3806:Jephtha
3785:Solomon
3778:Susanna
3689:Part II
3673:Messiah
3645:Athalia
3638:Deborah
3584:Alceste
3457:Arminio
3408:Orlando
3394:Sosarme
3359:Tolomeo
3221:Rinaldo
3207:Rodrigo
3081:Messiah
3069:Messiah
3050:27 July
3005:19 July
2950:Messiah
2865:19 July
2815:11 July
2807:Messiah
2707:chorale
2667:D major
2575:Scene 7
2570:Scene 7
2484:C major
2438:Psalm 2
2434:Scene 6
2429:Scene 6
2219:Scene 5
2214:Scene 5
2208:D major
2158:Hebrews
2108:Scene 4
2103:Scene 4
2051:Scene 3
2046:Scene 3
1993:E major
1989:B minor
1943:Scene 2
1938:Scene 2
1932:E minor
1864:in the
1858:B major
1800:C minor
1754:Matthew
1676:Requiem
1625:F minor
1561:C minor
1480:, from
1446:G minor
1385:Scene 1
1380:Scene 1
1353:Allegro
1326:Andante
1234:Allegro
1167:Andante
1072:Allegro
842:Allegro
560:Novello
556:Messiah
532:timpani
528:bassoon
524:violone
512:strings
488:soprano
479:da capo
471:Messiah
453:Messiah
353:Messiah
342:Messiah
338:Messiah
261:Passion
249:Messiah
224:Messiah
202:violins
190:timpani
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4748:Portal
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4710:(2005)
4702:(1996)
4694:(1992)
4673:(2004)
4654:(1999)
4646:(1982)
4638:(1959)
4597:(1971)
4559:Part I
4538:(1741)
4397:London
4327:Gideon
3955:Gloria
3764:Joshua
3722:Semele
3715:Samson
3684:Part I
3631:Esther
3506:Imeneo
3443:Alcina
3429:Oreste
3401:Catone
3338:Admeto
3296:Flavio
3289:Ottone
3200:Almira
3192:Daphne
3174:Operas
3075:Curlie
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2783:8 July
2703:unison
2683:second
2011:(1:32)
1908:arioso
1574:motifs
1565:fourth
1521:(8:47)
1454:octave
1350:Chorus
1264:Chorus
1130:Chorus
1069:Chorus
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704:Chorus
637:Chorus
441:chorus
419:, the
413:Isaiah
385:Advent
330:psalms
245:Part I
149:London
89:Period
4544:Parts
4488:Audio
4392:Halle
4320:Nabal
4305:Other
4121:Flute
3577:Comus
3492:Serse
3352:Siroe
3247:Silla
3240:Teseo
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1671:Kyrie
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640:Largo
618:Time
609:Form
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580:tempo
508:oboes
496:tenor
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447:Music
425:scene
207:viola
196:oboes
164:Vocal
99:Genre
4423:Will
4274:Opus
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3387:Ezio
3380:Poro
3052:2011
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2751:2013
1924:Mary
1752:and
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600:Nov
576:keys
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492:alto
475:duet
439:and
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395:and
389:Lent
316:The
290:Paul
269:alto
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