Alleluia: Vidiumus stellam
We Have Seen His Star (ANONYMOUS)
GENRE: Gregorian chant; LANGUAGE: Latin: TEXTURE: Monophonic; TEXT SETTING: Melismatic
O successores
You successors (HILDEGARD OF BINGEN)
GENRE: Gregorian chant; LANGUAGE: Latin; TEXTURE: Monophonic with a drone in this recording; TEXT SETTING: Melismatic
Alleluia, Nativitas
Hallelujah for the Nativity/Christmas Hallelujah (PEROTIN)
GENRE: Organum;
LANGUAGE: Latin;
TEXTURE: Polyphonic
Puis qu'en oubli sui de vous
Since I am forgotten by you (GULLAUME DE MACHAUT)
GENRE: Rondeau;
LANGUAGE: French;
TEXTURE: Monophonic with an organum-like second voice;
OTHER: a cappella
Notre Dame Mass
(GULLAUME DE MACHAUT)
GENRE: Mass;
LANGUAGE: Latin:
TEXTURE: Polyphonic;
TEXT: Agnus Dei - Lamb of God;
OTHER: Four-voice parts
Ave Maria...virgo serena
Hail Mary...serene virgin; c. 1475 (JOSQUIN DES PREZ)
GENRE: Motet;
LANGUAGE: Latin;
TEXTURE: Polyphonic;
METER: Duple & Triple:
OTHER: Four-voice, Imitation
Pope Marcellus Mass; Kyrie
1562-1563 (GIOVANNI DA PALESTRINA)
GENRE: Mass;
LANGUAGE: Greek;
TEXTURE: Polyphonic;
METER: Duple:
OTHER: Six-voice, Imitation; A cappella
As Vesta Was Descending
1601 (THOMAS WEELKES)
GENRE: Madrigal;
LANGUAGE: English;
TEXTURE: Polyphonic & Homophonic;
METER: Duple:
OTHER: Six-voice, Word-painting; Imitation; A cappella; Oriana=Elizabeth
Flow My Tears
c. 1600. (JOHN DOWLAND)
GENRE: Lute Song;
LANGUAGE: English;
TEXTURE: Homophonic;
METER: Duple:
KEY CENTER: Major & Minor
FORM: AABBCC;
OTHER: Six-voice, Word-painting
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, First Movement, Allegro
c. 1721 (JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH)
GENRE: Concerto grosso;
METER: Duple
TONALITY: Major;
FORM: Ritornello;
OTHER: Baroque orchestra
Organ Fugue in G Minor (Little Fugue)
c. 1709 (JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH)
GENRE:Fugue;
METER: Quadruple;
TEXTURE: Polyphonic;
TONALITY: Minor;
FORM: Fugue;
OTHER: Organ
Tu se' morta from Orfeo
You are dead from Orpheus, 1607 (CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI)
GENRE: (secco) Recitative;
LANGUAGE: Italian;
TEXTURE: Homophonic;
CHARACTER: Orpheus;
OTHER: Word painting
Dido's Lament from Dido and Aeneas
1689 (HENRY PURCELL)
GENRE: Recitative & Aria;
LANGUAGE: English;
TEXTURE: Homophonic;
CHARACTER: Queen Dido;
OTHER: Chromatic, descending ground bass repeats 11 times
La Primavera, Concerto for VIolin and String Orchestra, Op. 8, No. 1, from The Four Seasons, 1st movement
Spring, 1725 (ANTONIO VIVALDI)
GENRE: Concerto;
TONALITY: Major;
TEMPO: Allegro;
FORM: Ritornello Form;
INSTRUMENTATION: solo violin, string orchestra, harpsichord (basso continuo);
METER: Quadruple;
OTHER:Solo violin, word-painting
Messiah, Hallelujah Chorus
1741 (GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL)
GENRE: Chorus;
INSTRUMENTATION: Chorus and orchestra;
TEXTURE: Homophonic and Polyphonic;
LANGUAGE: English;
OTHER: Repeated lines of text
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
(WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART)
GENRE: Symphony;
TONALITY: Minor:
METER: Duple (cut-time);
INSTRUMENTATION: Orchestra;
FORM: Sonata Form:
TEMPO: Molto Allegro:
OTHER: Classical orchestra
Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise), 2nd movement
1791 (JOSEPH HAYDN)
GENRE: Symphony
INSTRUMENTATION: Orchestra
TONALITY: Major
FORM: Theme and Variation
METER: Duple
TEMPO: Andante
OTHER: Melody & Countermelody
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
1787, A Little Night Music (WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART)
GENRE: Serenade
INSTRUMENTATION: String orchestra (or Strong quartet with double bass)
TONALITY: Major
FORM: Minuet
METER: Triple
TEMPO: Allegretto
OTHER: n/a
String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4, 4th movement
1798-1800 (LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN)
GENRE: String Quartet
INSTRUMENTATION: Two violins, viola, cello
TONALITY: Minor
FORM: Rondo
METER: Triple
TEMPO: Allegro
OTHER: A B A C A B A
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, 1st movement
1786 (WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART)
GENRE: Concerto
FORM: Sonata Form (Double Exposition)
TONALITY: Major
METER: Quadruple
TEMPO: Allegro
INSTRUMENTATION: Solo piano with orchestra
OTHER: n/a
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, 1st movement
1808 (LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN)
GENRE: Symphony
FORM: Sonata Form
TONALITY: Minor
METER: Duple
TEMPO: Allegro con brio
INSTRUMENTATION: Orchestra
OTHER: Rhythmic Motive (short-short-short-long)
Erlk�nig
The Erlking; 1815
Franz Schubert
GENRE: Art Song/Lied
POET: Goethe
CHARACTERS: Narrator, Father, Son, Horse
INSTRUMENTATION: Voice, Piano
Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
(1830-1831)
Fr�d�ric Chopin
GENRE: Nocturne
INSTRUMENTATION: Piano
METER: Quadruple compound (12/8)
�tude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12
(Revolutionary; 1831?)
Fr�d�ric Chopin
GENRE: Etude
INSTRUMENTATION: Piano
METER: Duple
FORM: A A' with coda
Transcendental �tude No. 10 in F Minor (1851)
Franz Liszt
GENRE: Etude
INSTRUMENTATION: Piano
METER: Duple
Symphonie fantastique, Fourth Movement: March to the Scaffold Allegretto non troppo
(Fantastic Symphony; 1830)
Hector Berlioz
GENRE: Program Symphony
INSTRUMENTATION: Orchestra
OTHER: Five movements