Bach

MU 242 Listening Assignments, Page 1:
Bach and Handel

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Bach's Instrumental Music

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor, Op. 8, no. 8, RV332
(First Movement)
    Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8, no. 8 (RV332) 1. Allegro
              Download Score to Vivaldi, Concerto for Violin in G minor, RV332 (first movement)  
J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 1. Allegro
    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 2. Affetuoso
    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 3. Allegro
             Download Score to Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (1st Movement)  

Bach's Sacred Vocal Works

J. S. Bach: Cantata #78, "Jesu, der du meine Seele"

      View German text to BWV 78/ View English translation of the text
    1. Chorus: Jesu, der du meine Seele
    2. Duet: Wir eilen mit schwachem doch emsigen Schritten
    3. Recitative: Ach, ich bin ein Kind der Sünden
    4. Aria: Das blut, so meine Schuld durchstreicht
    5. Recitative: Die Wunden, Nägel, Kron und Grab
    6. Aria: Nun du wirst mein Gewissen stillen
    7. Choral: Herr, ich glaube, hilf mir Schwachen
             Download Score to Bach Cantata #78, "Jesu, der du meine Seele

J. S. Bach: Mass in B minor, "Credo" (excerpts)
      View score from "Variations" Project at Indiana University
    Et resurrexit
    Et in Spiritum Sanctum
             Download Score to "Et in Spiritum Sanctum," from the Mass in b minor

Handel: Oratorio and Opera

G. F. Handel: Giulio Cesare (Opera: selections)
    Act I, scene III, Recit.: "Curio sù porgi"
    Act I, scene III, Aria: "Empio, dirò" (Cesare)

    Act II, scene VIII, Aria: Al lampo dell' armi (Cesare) [choose audio or video versions]
             Download Scores to Giulio Cesare, excerpts
             Connect to Metropolitan Opera plot synopsis for Giulio Cesare

G. F. Handel: Israel in Egypt (Oratorio: selections)
    He Spake the Word and There Came All Manner of Flies
    He Gave Them Hailstones
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            View score from "Variations" Project at Indiana University
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