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Which composer’s most famous operas today are The Barber of Seville and William Tell?

Handel began to compose oratorios in order to exploit a new, untapped market-the faithful of the Puritan, Methodist, and growing evangelical sects in England.

What other genre did Bach frequently incorporate into his cantatas?

Which Expressionist composition features Sprechstimme, avoids melodic repetition, and emphasizes dissonant harmony?

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?

Why is Orfeo significant in the history of European music?

Identify this instrument.       

Which genre, intended for entertainment as well as spiritual edification, makes no use of acting, costumes, or staging?

Which prominent early Baroque genre consisted of a few instruments that accompany a solo singer performing a song based on a highly charged, emotional text?

Er braucht Hilfe mit seinen Hausaufgaben. Kannst du ______?