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Famous Classical Music - Baroque Period

Here are some famous musical compositions written in the Baroque Period. Can you name them according to the hints given?
By 'famous' I mean you would most likely have heard of these tunes somewhere
Please use the most commonly used word in English for types of pieces (e.g., Symphony instead of Sinfonia, Sinfonie...)
Quiz by CrimsonDawn
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Last updated: July 13, 2021
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Composition
First in The Well-Tempered Clavier
Charles Gounod wrote "Ave Maria" for this piece
Prelude No. 1 in C Major
The spooky organ music, first piece in Fantasia (1940)
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
From Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major
Rewritten for solo violin under the name "___ on the G string"
Air
Shares the name with a current German state
Brandenburg Concertos
Christian Petzold
Composition
Related to Bach, but very often misattributed to Bach
Melody in "A Lover's Concerto"
Minuet in G Major
George Frideric Handel
Composition
HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH!
Messiah
A popular Christmas carol attributed to Handel's "Antioch"
Joy to the World
Johann Pachelbel
Composition
Widely used in pop songs and weddings
Canon in D Major
Antonio Vivaldi
Composition
The collective name of his four most well-known string concertos
The Four Seasons
Henry Purcell
Composition
Adapted by Benjamin Britten as the theme of The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Rondo from Abdelazer
Jeremiah Clarke
Composition
Also known as Trumpet Voluntary, famously played during Princess Diana's wedding
Hint: guess a country
Prince of Denmark's March
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CrimsonDawn
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Level 83
Jul 14, 2021
Thank you for attempting this quiz! Here are the YouTube links to the pieces listed above, which I hope you could listen to (spoiler alert):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU46NZ9SsKA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMkmQlfOJDk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCPM8DEsvmc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icZob9-1MDw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyciMYZq2-Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVivtti-n-w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1088E6E2fY

CrimsonDawn
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Level 83
Jul 14, 2021
Oops, missed one piece:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlprozGcs80

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