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Hint
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Composers
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Answer
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A
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A light spirited piece; also a move in ballet
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Burgmuller, Debussy
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Arabesque
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B
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A rather long, expressive "narrative" composition
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Chopin, Brahms
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Ballade
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C
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A choral composition with a continuous narrative text, sacred or secular, consisting of numerous sections or movements
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Bach, Rameau, Handel
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Cantata
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D
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A composition for two performers of equal importance
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Brahms, Schubert, Poulenc
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Duet
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E
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A technical study, raised to virtuostic levels by certain composers
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Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff
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Etude
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F
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An imaginative "free form" composition which does not follow any strict overall form
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Brahms, Chopin
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Fantasia
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G
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Liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic church
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Anoymous
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Gregorian chant
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H
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A dance from Cuba, usually in slow to moderate duple time
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Bizet
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Habanera
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I
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Name applied to 19th century character pieces, generally rather short
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Schubert, Chopin
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Impromptu
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J
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An English popular dance of the 16th century
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derived from folk music
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Jig
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K
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The first item of the ordinary of Roman Catholic mass, consisting of three invocations, each sung three times
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anonymous
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Kyrie
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Hint
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Composers
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Answer
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L
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Austrian dance in the character of a slow waltz
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Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert
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Landler
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M
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An unaccompanied vocal contrapuntal part-song, particularly popular during the Renaissance, employing counterpoint
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anonymous
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Madrigal
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N
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Expressive, lyrical composition generally written for piano
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Field, Chopin
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Nocturne
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O
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Musical drama with scenery, acting, and a sung libretto with orchestral accompaniment
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Mozart, Puccini, Wagner
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Opera
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P
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A 17th and 18th century term for a suite or set of variations
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Bach
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Partitia
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Q
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Common trem for chamber music for 4 performers; typical instrumentation for strings consists of two vilons, a viola, and a cello
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Beethoven, Schumann
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Quartet
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R
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Free form composition usually with a dramatic, "heroic" and/or national character
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Brahms, Gershwin, Liszt
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Rhapsody
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S
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A multi-movement compostion for full orchestra
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Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich
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Symphony
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T
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Virtuostic, but also expressive composition with somewhat free tempos, alternating full chords with rapid scale passages
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Bach, Schumann, Debussy, Prokofieff
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Toccata
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V
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Composition which states a musical motif, theme, or harmonic sequence and then modifies it in numerous ways
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Haydn, Beethoven Schubert
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Variations
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Z
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A Spanish opera particularly popular in the 19th century which has spoken dialog as well as sung, but can be of a serious nature; it takes its name from a palace near Madrid, similar to Versailles
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Barbieri, Chapi
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Zarzuela
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