Word: quodlibet
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...both to alleviate a Count Kaiserling of his nightly insomnia and as a set of "keyboard exercises," the work has become one of the cornerstones of the repertoire, its aria instantly recognizable to many. Among the aria and 30 variations are nine canons, a French overture, fugues and a quodlibet...
...Lichtenstein painting of a comic book frame, mocking people's belief that 'art' should be separate from 'life,' off somewhere in a museum; and when Ives was serious the hymns could come from the stringency as naturally as Bach's last Goldberg Variation could turn out to be a quodlibet of folksongs...
...dramatic intention of each composition. The performers were most successful in the movingSong of Simeon, in which a baroque solo choir in the balcony sings a text different from that of the main choir, symbolizing in Schutz's words "the joy of the blessed souls in heaven." TheGloria, a quodlibet of Lutheran chorale melodies was precisely thought out and excellently proportioned among the voices. As for the seven soloists, the men were more distinguished than the women in regard to vocal blend if not phrasing, with Daniel Collins, the countertenor, David Evitts, the baritone, and Mark Pearson, the bass-baritone...
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