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neverstopbelieb · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Which composition, commissioned as a public entertainment for rich and powerful members of society, received such a
warm reception upon its premiere that the king requested to hear it three times in one night?

a. The Messiah
b. Water Music
c. The Spring Concerto
d. Dido and Aeneas
e. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

Question 2

This composer began his career with the primary goal of composing operas, was employed in the homes of the
aristocracy, became financially successful during his life, and after his death became a national institution in his adopted
country.

a. Purcell
b. Monteverdi
c. Handel
d. Mouret
e. Vivaldi