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1087:
1083:
1069:Herkulessaal
1021:Hermann Uhde
994:
988:
981:Mors et Vita
978:
974:
972:
968:
964:
957:
854:
828:
809:
758:B-flat major
744:
720:
696:
659:Adagio molto
597:
494:
458:
412:
362:
357:
341:
334:
320:
312:
304:
290:
276:
268:
262:
242:
224:
215:patron saint
202:
181:
180:
179:
162:Instrumental
29:
1586:Other works
1228:17 December
1197:17 December
1161:In French,
1045:before 1963
1039:Franz Crass
1035:Heinz Hoppe
638:Tempo primo
277:Domine Jesu
211:St. Cecilia
56:Native name
1658:Categories
1569:Orchestral
1383:La colombe
1076:References
975:RĂ©demption
737:Benedictus
614:Crucifixus
238:Benedictus
119:1855-11-22
1593:Ave Maria
1477:Oratorios
1431:Polyeucte
1415:Cinq-Mars
954:Reception
863:Agnus Dei
837:Agnus Dei
785:Agnus Dei
778:Agnus Dei
651:Offertory
466:Larghetto
358:Grand jeu
281:offertory
168:orchestra
132:Movements
112:Performed
68:Catalogue
1641:Category
1399:Mireille
1223:Allmusic
1043:St. Roch
999:(1979).
993:'s film
666:♭
643:C major
542:D major
523:G major
389:Marking
383:Incipit
350:octobass
301:Napoleon
104:Language
1609:Related
1337:(1851,
1257:in the
1240:Sources
900:G major
800:D major
710:F major
704:Andante
689:Sanctus
620:G minor
575:C major
518:Andante
472:D major
426:G major
354:violone
346:cornets
342:pistons
232:Sanctus
221:History
191:G major
117: (
1601:(1879)
1595:(1853)
1578:(1885)
1561:(1877)
1553:(1871)
1550:Gallia
1545:(1869)
1539:(1855)
1520:(1891)
1512:(1885)
1504:(1882)
1496:(1855)
1488:(1854)
1442:(1881)
1434:(1878)
1418:(1877)
1410:(1867)
1402:(1864)
1394:(1862)
1357:(1858)
1349:(1854)
1326:Operas
1177:piston
1173:cornet
1163:piston
945:Slower
868:SATTB
752:Adagio
747:SATTBB
699:SATTBB
633:SATTBB
605:Adagio
446:Gloria
395:Tempo
386:Vocal
380:Parte
213:, the
148:SATTBB
1485:Tobie
1460:Faust
1362:Faust
1341:1884)
1334:Sapho
1118:(PDF)
1111:(PDF)
895:Largo
890:SATTB
842:SATB
669:major
552:Credo
405:Kyrie
392:Tono
338:harps
199:organ
171:organ
151:choir
140:Vocal
107:Latin
71:CG 56
1339:rev.
1230:2014
1199:2014
1175:; a
1126:2016
1092:s.v.
940:SATB
790:SATB
600:SATB
564:SATB
497:SATB
461:SATB
415:SATB
377:No.
367:and
365:keys
291:Amen
263:The
259:Text
235:and
187:mass
90:Text
82:Mass
76:Form
873:VII
598:SAB
547:III
495:STB
413:STB
193:by
189:in
36:by
1660::
1221:.
1207:^
1090:,
1059:,
1055:,
1051:,
1037:,
1033:,
1029:,
1019:,
1015:,
1011:,
921:TB
773:VI
684:IV
441:II
360:.
255:.
1302:e
1295:t
1288:v
1232:.
1201:.
1128:.
855:S
829:T
810:8
745:S
732:V
721:8
697:T
663:A
459:S
400:I
344:(
135:6
121:)
23:.
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