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Top 5 for Handel
- water music
- messiah
- royal fireworks
- concerti grossi op 6
- Judas maccabaeus
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top 5 for bach
- St. thomas passion
- the well tempered clavier
- brandenburg concertos
- toccata and fugue in d minor
- Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
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Water music
publicity stunt to boost nationality, popular rhythmic motif drives the work, still popular today
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messiah
- enduring popularity
- use of choruses
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royal fireworks
- composed to celebrate the end of the war of the Austrian
- succession. Handel left out string instruments against his will b/c the king preferred
- only wind inst/drums
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Concerti Grossi Op 6
newly composed, represented merging of national styles
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Judas Maccabaeus
composed for the king after theEnglish victory at eh battle of Culloden
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St. Thomas passion
revival of bach's music popularity
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well tempered clavier
technique exercise for intermediate to advanced keyboard students
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Brandenburg concertos
- contrasts between soloists and small orchestra,
- still popular and performed today,
- many variations onchord progression.
- some of his most famous concerted works.
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Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
- demonstrates bach’s adeptness at improvisation, variation, counterpoint, and technical skill.
- One of his most famous organ works.
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Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
- based on Martin Luther chorale, written for reformation day.
- exemplifies bach’s cantata style
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