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Baroque - Thematic Index. Best Classical Tunes.
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Baroque
Albinoni
Adagio (Albinoni) Violin
 
1 Adagio
Arne
Rule Britannia (Arne) Trumpet ChoirVoices
1 Rule! Britannia!
2 Chorus of Rule! Britannia!
When Daisies Pied (Arne) Flute Piano
1 When Daisies Pied
Where the bee sucks, there suck I (Arne) Voice Strings
1 Where the bee sucks, there suck I
Bach
Air on the G String, from Suite No.3 in D (Bach) Violin
1 Air on the G String, from Suite No 3 in D
Aria from Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (Bach) Harpsichord
1 Aria from Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Art of the Fugue BWV 1080 (Bach) Harpsichord
1 Art of the Fugue BWV 1080
Brandenburg Concerto No.1, 1st movement (Bach)
1 Main theme
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F, 3rd movement (Bach)
1 Main theme
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BMV 1048, 1st movement (Bach)
1 First theme
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BMV 1048, 3rd movement (Bach)
1 Main theme
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D 1st movement (Bach)
1 Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D 1st Movt
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D 3rd movement (Bach)
1 Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D 3rd Movt
Double Concerto for two violins and orchestra BWV 1043 1st movement (Bach) Violin
1 Main theme
Double Concerto for two violins and orchestra BWV 1043 2nd movement (Bach) Violin
1 Main theme
Double Concerto for two violins and orchestra BWV 1043 3rd movement (Bach) Violin
1 Main theme
Jesu Joy of Man's desiring (Bach) Organ ChoirVoices
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)
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)
1 The altos enter first with this theme, followed contrapuntally by the other voices in turn.
Mass in B Minor BWV 232 Gloria (Bach)
1 Trumpets start the main theme, later taken up by the chorus
Mass in B Minor BWV 232 Kyrie Eleison (Bach)
1 Mass in B Minor BWV 232 Kyrie Eleison
Minuet from Anna Magdalena's Notebook (Bach) Piano
1 Minuet from Anna Magdalena's Notebook
Minuet from French Suite No.3, BWV 814 (Bach) Harpsichord
1 Minuet from French Suite No 3, BWV 814
Oh Jesu so Meek (Bach) ChoirVoices
1 Main tune
Organ Chorale Wachet Auf - Sleepers awake! (Bach)
1 Organ Chorale Wachet Auf - Sleepers awake!
2 The hymn-like chorale tune, accompanied by the faster flowing tune played here by the strings.
Piano Concerto No.2 in D BWV 1054 1st movement (Bach) Piano
1 Piano Concerto No 2 in D BWV 1054 1st Movt
Piano Concerto No.2 in D BWV 1054 2nd movement (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Piano Concerto No.2 in D BWV 1054 3rd movement (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Prelude in C BWV846a from The Well-Tempered Clavier (Bach) Piano
1 Prelude in C BWV846a from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Suite No.2 in B minor for flute and strings, 8th movement 'Badinerie'. (Bach) Flute Strings
1 Main theme
Three-Part Invention No.12 in A (Bach) Flute Clarinet Bassoon
1 Main theme
Three-Part Invention No.14 in Bb (Bach) Harpsichord
1 Main theme
Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (Bach) Organ
1 Toccata - very slow and dramatic
2 Fugue - very fast and energetic
Two-Part Invention No.1 in C (Bach) Harpsichord
1 Two-Part Invention No 1 in C
Two-Part Invention No.13, in A minor. (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Two-Part Invention No.14 in Bb (arranged 'jazzy') (Bach) Harpsichord
1 Invention in Bb no 14 (arranged 'jazzy')
Two-Part Invention No.2 in C minor (Bach) Harpsichord
1 Two-Part Invention No 2 in C minor
Two-Part Invention No.3 in D (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Two-Part Invention No.4 in D minor (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Two-Part Invention No.5 in Eb (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Two-Part Invention No.8 in F (Bach) Clavichord
1 Two-Part Invention No 8 in F
Violin Concerto in A minor BMV 1041 - 3rd movement (Bach) Violin
1 Main tune
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No 9 in E (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.22 in Bb minor (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No 5 in D (Bach) Piano
1 MAIN TUNE
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.02 in C minor (Bach) Piano
1 main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.1 in C (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.21 in Bb (Bach) Piano
1 main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.3 in C# (Bach) Piano
1 main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.7 in Eb (Bach) Piano
1 main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.8 in Eb minor (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No 5 in D (Bach) Piano
1 main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No 9 in E (Bach) Piano
1 MAIN THEME
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No.1 in C BWV846a (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No.21 in Bb (Bach) Piano
1 tune embedded inside demI-semi figures
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No.22 in Bb minor (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No.3 in C# (Bach) Piano
1 main tune
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No.7 in Eb (Bach) Piano
1 main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No.8 in Eb minor (Bach) Piano
1 Main theme
Clarke
Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark's March) (Clarke) Trumpet
1 Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark's March)
Corelli
Concerto for Oboe and Strings (Corelli) Oboe
1 Preludio
2 Allemande
3 Sarabande
4 Gavotte
5 Gigue
Concerto Grosso in G minor Op 6 No.8, 5th movement 'Pastorale'. (Corelli) Violin
1 Main theme
Gigue, from 9th Sonata (Corelli) Harpsichord
1 Gigue, from 9th Sonata
Gigue, from 9th Sonata for violin cello and keyboard (Corelli) Clarinet Piano
1 Gigue, from 9th Sonata for violin, cello and piano.
Dandrieu
Les Fifres (The Fifes) (Dandrieu) Piano
1 Main theme
Gluck
Che Farò Senza Euridice from Orpheus and Euridice (Gluck) Flute
1 Che Farò Senza Euridice from Orpheus and Euridice
Dance of the Blessed Spirits - from Orpheus and Euridice (Gluck) Flute
1 Dance of the Blessed Spirits - from Orpheus and Euridice
Gomersall
Stocho Barocco - an Aeolian Amble (Gomersall)
1 Theme 1 is introduced by the oboe, then 2 bars later it is joined (quasi fugally) by the clarinet, then 2 bars later by the flute.
2 Theme 2 follows on behind theme 1, and it blends with it contrapuntally.
3 Theme 3 comes in on the horn in the bass register.
4 Theme 4 is played on the violins in counterpoint with theme 3.
Handel
All We Like Sheep, from the Messiah (Handel) ChoirVoices Voice
1 Main tune
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - from Solomon (Handel)
1 Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - from Solomon
Bourrée - Music for the Royal Fireworks (Handel) Violin Clarinet Bassoon
1 Bourrée - Music for the Royal Fireworks
Fanfare (La Rejouissance) - Music for the Royal Fireworks (Handel) Violin Clarinet Bassoon
1 Fanfare (La Rejouissance) - Music for the Royal Fireworks
Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah (Handel) ChoirVoices Voice
1 Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah
Harmonious Blacksmith (Air and 2 variations, from 5th harpsichord Suite) (Handel)
1 Harmonious Blacksmith (Air and 2 variations, from 5th harpsichord Suite)
I know that my Redeemer Liveth from Messiah (Handel) ChoirVoices Voice
1 I know that my Redeemer Liveth from Messiah
Joy to the World (Handel) Organ
1 Joy to the World
La Paix, from the Fireworks Music (Handel) Violin Clarinet Bassoon
1 Main theme 'Largo alla Siciliana'
Let the Bright Seraphim (Samson) (Handel) Voice Trumpet
1 Main theme
O Lovely Peace (Anthem for two voices) (Handel) Voice
1 Soprano entrance of the main theme.
Ombra mai piu - Aria from Xerxes (Largo) (Handel) Piano
1 Ombra mai piu - Aria from Xerxes (Largo)
Organ Concerto No.4 1st movement (Handel) Organ
1 Main tune
Organ Concerto No.6 in Bb Op 4 No.6, 1st movement (Handel) Harp
1 Main theme
Overture to Music for the Royal Fireworks. (Handel) Violin Clarinet Bassoon
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Rejoice Greatly, from the Messiah (Handel) ChoirVoices Voice
1 Main tune
See the Conquering Hero Comes, from Judas Maccabeus (Handel)
1 Main tune
Water Music, 1 Overture - Largo - Allegro (Handel)
1 First theme
Water Music, 2 Second movement - Adagio e Staccato (Handel)
1 Main theme
Water Music, 4th Movement (Handel)
1 Water Music, 4th Movement
Water Music, 6th Movement (Handel)
1 Water Music, 6th Movement
Water Music, 7th Movement, Air in F (Handel)
1 Water Music, 7th Movement, Air in F
Water Music, 8 Eighth movement - Minuet for French Horn (Handel)
1 Main theme
Water Music, 9 Ninth movement - Bouree - Presto (Handel)
1 Main theme
Water Music, 10 Tenth movement - Hornpipe (Handel)
1 Main theme
Water Music, 11 Eleventh movement - Hornpipe (Handel)
1 Main theme
Water Music, 13 "Alla Hornpipe", 13th Movement (Handel)
1 Main theme
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Handel) Organ
1 While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night
Worthy is the Lamb, from the Messiah (Handel) ChoirVoices Voice
1 Opening tune
Zadok the Priest (Handel) ChoirVoices
1 Zadok the Priest
Marini
Sonata for 2 violins and keyboard (Marini) Violin Piano
1 Slow introduction
2 Allegro
Pachelbel
Canon in D major for three Violins and Continuo (Pachelbel) Cello Violin Harpsichord
1 Bass line cannon theme, 2 bars long, repeated throughout.
2 First violin melody above the canon bass line
Paradies
Toccata in A (Paradies) Piano
1 Toccata in A
Purcell
Fairest Isle from King Arthur (Purcell) Violin Piano
1 Fairest Isle from King Arthur
Minuet from Keyboard Suit No.1 in G (Purcell) Harpsichord
1 Minuet from Keyboard Suit No 1 in G
Nymphs and Shepherds, Come Away! (Purcell) Clarinet Piano
1 Principal theme
Rondeau in D minor (Purcell) Violin
1 Main theme of the rondo, which is repeated between each alternating theme.
Rameau
Le rappel des oiseaux (Rameau) Piano
1 Main theme
Musette (Rameau) Harpsichord
1 Main theme
Tambourin (Rameau) Harpsichord
1 Main theme
Scarlatti
Sonata in C, L.104, K.159 (Scarlatti) Piano
1 Main theme
Telemann
Gigue from Overture for 2 Chalumeaux, 2 violettas and Basso (Telemann) Violin Clarinet Cello
1 Gigue from Overture for 2 Chalumeaux, 2 violettas and Basso
Trumpet Concerto in D major 1st movement (Telemann) Trumpet
1 First theme, introduced immediately by the trumpet.
Trumpet Concerto in D major 2nd movement (Telemann) Trumpet
1 Main theme introduced by the orchestra.
Trumpet Concerto in D major 3rd movement (Telemann) Trumpet
1 First theme, introduced on the strings.
Trumpet Concerto in D major 4th movement (Telemann) Trumpet
1 Immediate introduction of main theme by the trumpet.
Vivaldi
Autumn, from Four Seasons, 1st movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 main theme
Autumn, from Four Seasons, 2nd movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Main theme
Autumn, from Four Seasons, 3rd movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 main theme
Gloria in excelsis Deo from Gloria in D RV 589 (Vivaldi) ChoirVoices
1 The lengthy introduction by the orchestra
2 Entrance of choir
Laudamus Te (Vivaldi) ChoirVoices
1 Laudamus Te
Spring from the Four Seasons, 1st movement allegro (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Giunt'é la primavera - Spring has arrived.
Spring from the Four Seasons, 2nd movement largo (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Il capraro che dorme. - The goatherd who is sleeping.
Spring from the Four Seasons, 3rd movement allegro (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Main theme
Summer from the Four Seasons, 1st movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Languidezza per il caldo (Languid from the heat)
Summer from the Four Seasons, 2nd movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Adagio theme
Summer from the Four Seasons, 3rd movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Tempo impetuoso d'estate (impetuous weather of summer)
Winter, from Four Seasons, 1st movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Aggiaciato tremar tra nevi algenti - Iced up, trembling in the chilly snow.
Winter, from Four Seasons, 2nd movement - Largo. (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Passar al foco I di quieti e contenti, mentre la pioggia fuor bagna ben cento.
Winter, from Four Seasons, 3rd movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 caminar sopra'l giaccio - walking on the ice.
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