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Sacred - Thematic Index. Best Classical Tunes.
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Allegri
Miserere - have Mercy upon me - Psalm 51 (Allegri) (Sacred)
 
1 Miserere - have Mercy upon me - Psalm 51
Bach
Jesu Joy of Man's desiring (Bach) (Sacred)
1 Jesu Joy of Man's desiring
2 This is the choral theme, played by a trumpet. It fits contrapuntally with the initial triplet theme, played on the oboes.
Mass in B minor BWV 232 Credo (Bach) (Sacred)
1 The Credo starts with the tenors accompanied by cellos with a walking bass line.
Mass in B Minor BWV 232 Et Incarnatus Est (Bach) (Sacred)
1 The altos enter first with this theme, followed contrapuntally by the other voices in turn.
Mass in B Minor BWV 232 Gloria (Bach) (Sacred)
1 Trumpets start the main theme, later taken up by the chorus
Mass in B Minor BWV 232 Kyrie Eleison (Bach) (Sacred)
1 Mass in B Minor BWV 232 Kyrie Eleison
Oh Jesu so Meek (Bach) (Sacred)
1 Main tune
Bruckner
Ecce Sacerdos magnus (Bruckner) (Sacred)
1 Main theme starts with open fifths by the choir.
Byrd
Ave Verum Corpus (Byrd) (Sacred)
1 Main theme
Cherubini
Ave Maria (Cherubini) (Sacred)
1 main theme, soprano entry
Fauré
Agnus Dei from requiem (Fauré) (Sacred)
1 The tenor entry in Agnus Dei from requiem
Franck
Panis Angelicus (Franck) (Sacred)
1 Main tune
Gauntlett
Once in Royal David's City. (Gauntlett) (Sacred)
1 main tune
Handel
All We Like Sheep, from the Messiah (Handel) (Sacred)
1 Main tune
Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah (Handel) (Sacred)
1 Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah
I know that my Redeemer Liveth from Messiah (Handel) (Sacred)
1 I know that my Redeemer Liveth from Messiah
Joy to the World (Handel) (Sacred)
1 Joy to the World
Rejoice Greatly, from the Messiah (Handel) (Sacred)
1 Main tune
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Handel) (Sacred)
1 While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night
Worthy is the Lamb, from the Messiah (Handel) (Sacred)
1 Opening tune
Zadok the Priest (Handel) (Sacred)
1 Zadok the Priest
Josquin-des-Prez
Ave Maria (Josquin-des-Prez) (Sacred)
1 First entry by the treble soloist
Lassus
Beatus Vir (Lassus) (Sacred)
1 Beatus Vir
Mendelssohn
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn) (Sacred)
1 Main tune
Mozart
Ave Verum Corpus K618 (Mozart) (Sacred)
1 Ave Verum Corpus K618
Palestrina
Hodie Beata Virgo (Palestrina) (Sacred)
1 A cappella choir.
Motet - Sicut Cervus (Palestrina) (Sacred)
1 Motet - Sicut Cervus
Parry
Jerusalem (Parry) (Sacred)
1 Jerusalem
Tallis
Canon on Ravenscroft's Psalter (Tallis) (Sacred)
1 Canon on Ravenscroft's Psalter
Sancte Deus (Tallis) (Sacred)
1 Opens with bass, counter-tenor, tenor then trebles, highly contrapuntal.
Spem in Alium - Motet in 40 parts (Tallis) (Sacred)
1 Spem in Alium - Motet in 40 parts
Various
1st Noel (Christmas Carol) (Sacred)
1 First Noel (Christmas Carol)
Alleluia (Sacred)
1 Alleluia
Angels from the Realms of Glory (Sacred)
1 Verse theme
2 Chorus theme
Away in a Manger (Sacred)
1 Main tune
Coventry Carol (Sacred)
1 Main theme
Ding Dong Merrily on High (Sacred)
1 Verse
2 Chorus
God Defend New Zealand (Sacred)
1 God Defend New Zealand
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen (Sacred)
1 Main tune
God Save the Queen (Sacred)
1 God Save the Queen
Good King Wenceslas looked out. (Sacred)
1 Main theme
Holly and the Ivy (Sacred)
1 Holly and the Ivy
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Sacred)
1 main theme
O Come all ye Faithful (Sacred)
1 O Come all ye Faithful
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Sacred)
1 Main theme
Saviour, When in Dust to Thee (Hymn) (Sacred)
1 Saviour, When in Dust to Thee (Hymn)
Shepherds Awaken (Sacred)
1 Shepherds Awaken
Silent Night (Sacred)
1 Silent Night
Unto Us is Born a Son (Sacred)
1 Unto Us is Born a Son
Vivaldi
Gloria in excelsis Deo from Gloria in D RV 589 (Vivaldi) (Sacred)
1 The lengthy introduction by the orchestra
2 Entrance of choir
Laudamus Te (Vivaldi) (Sacred)
1 Laudamus Te
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