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JMatthes

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Identify the composer and composition heard in the listening example
 
 

a. Purcell, Dido and Aeneas
  b. Josquin, Ave Maria
  c. Bach, Wachet auf
  d. Weelkes, As Vesta was from Latmos Hill descending
  e. Handel, Messiah



Question 2

Identify the erroneous statement about Handels oratorio, The Messiah.
 
 

a. the Hallelujah Chorus concludes the second part of the oratorio
  b. the choruses are simple, homophonic settings of chorales
  c. divided into three parts, it tells the story of the life of Christ in a general way
  d. the libretto is drawn directly from the Old and New Testaments
  e. first performed in Dublin, Ireland as part of a charity benefit




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Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

B



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