David B. Dennis
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Style/Period Composition Comments Links
Baroque
Bach, Fugue in G minor

Lamm, p. 216
Fugue

Bach, Violin Partita
Bach, Wachet Auf Lamm, p. 217
Choral prelude
Handel, Messiah
Rococo

Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492

01-Cinque...dieci...venti [Five, ten, twenty] p. 1
02-Se a caso Madama [Some night, if your mistress] p.2
03-Se vuol ballare [Should my dear master] p. 2
05-Via, resti servita [To greet you, my lady] p. 3
06-Non so piu cosa son [I can't give you a good explanation] p. 3
08-Giovanti liete, fiori spargete [Strew in his praises] p. 5
09-Non piu andrai [From now on] p. 5
10-Porgi amor [Pour, O love] p. 6
11-Voi che sapete [You know the answer] p. 6
12-Venite, inginocchiatevi [Come here and kneel] p. 7
17-Hai gia vinta la causa [You have won the decision?] p. 13
19-E Susanna non vien [And Susanna is late] p. 14
20-Sull'aria [To Romeo] {The Letter Duet} p. 14
27-Giunse alfin il momento [This at last is the moment] p. 17
28-Gente, gente all'armi [Gentlemen, to arms] p. 19

 
Classical
Haydn, Quartet in C, Mov't. 3

Lamm, p. 221
Theme and variations

A, A1, A2, A3...

 
Mozart, Piano Sonata, K. 282, Mov't. 2, Minuets I-II

Two Minuets:
A (repeated) B-A (repeated)

 
  Mozart, Piano Sonata, K. 545, Mov't 3, Rondo (Allegro)

Rondo form:
ABACA

 
Mozart, Symphony Nr. 35, "Haffner", K. 385, Mov't. 4 Lamm, p. 223
Sonata form
Mozart, Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 311, Mov't. 1

Sonata form

Mozart, Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 311, Mov't. 2
Romantic
Beethoven, Symphony Nr. 5, Mov't. 3 Lamm, p. 224
Scherzo, modified!
Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata," Mov't. 1
Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111, Mov't 1
Schubert, Gretchen am Spinnrade Lamm, p. 282
Poetry and music.
Schubert, Impromptu in E-Flat Major, Op. 90, nr. 2
Schumann, Carnaval, Op. 9: Préamble Fantasy
Schumann, Carnaval, Op. 9: Pierrot
Schumann, Carnaval, Op. 9: Arlequin
Schumann, Carnaval, Op. 9: Valse noble
Schumann, Carnaval, Op. 9: Eusebius
Schumann, Carnaval, Op. 9: Florestan
Chopin, Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62, nr. 2 Lamm, p. 283
Nocturne
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Lamm, p. 287
Fantasy
Beethoven, Fidelio, Op. 72, "O welche Lust"
Karl Maria von Weber, Der Freischütz, Act II, Scene 1 (opening)
Wagner, Das Reingold: Prélude and Scene 1: Weia! Waga! (opening)
Wagner, Das Reingold: Loge's Narration (selection)
Wagner, Das Reingold: Interlude: Wotan and Loge descend to Nibelheim
Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Händel, Op. 24, Aria Lamm, p. 287
Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Händel, Op. 24, Variation 1
Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Händel, Op. 24, Variation 2
Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Händel, Op. 24, Variation 3
Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Händel, Op. 24, Variation 4
Realist
Verdi, Rigoletto, Act III, "La donna è mobile" Lamm, p. 288
Puccini, La Bohème, Act I, Love duet Lamm, p. 288
Bizet, Carmen, "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" Lamm, p. 289
Impressionist
Debussy, Voiles Lamm, pp. 289-90
Debussy, Le vent dans la plaine
Debussy, Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir
Debussy, Des pas sur la neige
Symbolist
Wagner, Tristan und Isolde, Act II, Love duet
Post-Impressionist
Ravel, Jeux d'eau
Satie, Trois Gymnopédies
Expressionist
Strauss, Salomé, Dance of Seven veils (conclusion), "Gib mir den Kopf des Jokanaan!"
Cubist
Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance Lamm, pp. 406-7
Abstract (Twelve-tone/serial)
Schönberg, Five Piano Pieces, Op. 23 Lamm, pp. 406-7
Webern, Erloesung
Webern, Schatzerl klein
"Existentialist"
Schönberg, Survivor from Warsaw