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1242:No. 2
1238:No. 1
1215:No. 2
1211:No. 1
1200:No. 3
1196:No. 2
1192:No. 1
1184:Other
1140:major
1084:Other
1075:major
1059:No. 2
1055:No. 1
987:No. 1
925:Other
748:Stage
741:Vocal
524:Notes
483:Punch
341:Creon
276:sung
243:tenor
160:tenor
70:from
1393:Paul
1385:and
1289:Solo
1069:in A
272:and
256:and
247:bass
245:and
197:55,
164:bass
162:and
135:1841
67:Text
58:Opus
610:doi
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333:ode
218:by
199:MWV
195:Op.
32:by
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