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175:
171:
170:Michael Haydn
163:
161:
159:
155:
151:
150:Michael Haydn
145:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
123:
117:
113:
111:
105:
104:
102:
89:
74:
70:
66:
62:
55:
50:
47:
43:
42:
36:
31:
19:
1625:
1616:
1608:Don Giovanni
1607:
1598:
1589:
1457:
1447:
1437:
1429:Don Giovanni
1427:
1417:
1407:
1397:
1387:
1377:
1367:
1357:
1347:
1337:
1327:
1317:
1307:
1297:
1287:
1277:
1267:
1257:
1248:
1247:
1167:
1145:
1137:
1129:
1121:
1099:
1093:, K. 118/74c
1090:
1081:
1079:
1052:Regina coeli
1050:
1044:Regina coeli
1042:
1036:Regina coeli
1034:
1026:
1020:Choral works
989:
981:
960:
952:
944:
923:
916:Twelfth Mass
915:
893:
861:
820:
812:
804:
791:
783:
779:
771:
763:
756:Sparrow Mass
755:
742:
734:
726:
713:
680:sacred music
629:
614:
587:
581:
565:
559:
482:Inga Nielsen
459:Roland Bader
448:Arleen Auger
414:Norbert Orth
410:Lilian Sukis
402:Edith Mathis
365:
278:
264:
250:divine mercy
249:
231:
213:
183:
167:
131:sacred drama
130:
120:geistliches
119:
107:
98:
97:
96:
46:W. A. Mozart
39:
1704:Lost operas
1694:1767 operas
1319:Lucio Silla
1130:Der Messias
1114:adaptations
764:Missa longa
637:(in German)
626:(in German)
490:Aldo Baldin
383:Christgeist
368:discography
279:worldliness
277:Weltgeist,
178:recitatives
142: [
1689:Singspiele
1668:Categories
1229:Operas by
883:Uncertain
821:Great Mass
784:Spaur Mass
772:Credo Mass
678:and other
534:References
478:Ann Murray
390:Orchestra
359:Recordings
203:Voice type
80:1767-03-12
1507:Dove sono
1089:oratorio
1064:Singspiel
905:Spurious
388:Conductor
381:Weltgeist
122:Singspiel
41:Singspiel
1369:Idomeneo
1148:, K. 592
1140:, K. 591
1132:, K. 572
1124:, K. 566
1102:, K. 469
1098:cantata
1068:Oratorio
1055:, K. 276
1047:, K. 127
1039:, K. 74d
1002:Litanies
992:, K. 339
984:, K. 321
963:, K. 618
955:, K. 165
864:, K. 273
860:Gradual
848:-related
833:Timeline
640:Libretto
592:Archived
570:Archived
518:Oratorio
512:See also
283:soprano
254:soprano
186:Salzburg
135:libretto
72:Premiere
64:Language
1637:Related
1158:Masonic
1084:, K. 35
1072:Cantata
1031:, K. 47
973:Vespers
947:, K. 20
700:Requiem
628:in the
385:Christ
219:soprano
78: (
38:Sacred
1684:Operas
1462:(1791)
1452:(1791)
1442:(1790)
1432:(1787)
1422:(1786)
1412:(1786)
1402:(1784)
1392:(1783)
1382:(1782)
1372:(1781)
1362:(1780)
1352:(1779)
1342:(1775)
1332:(1775)
1322:(1772)
1312:(1772)
1302:(1771)
1292:(1770)
1282:(1769)
1272:(1768)
1262:(1767)
1252:(1767)
1239:Operas
1112:Handel
936:Motets
907:Masses
844:Other
696:Masses
676:Masses
613:
393:Label
269:tenor
67:German
1471:Arias
1359:Zaide
619:Score
374:Year
237:tenor
199:Role
192:Roles
146:]
885:Mass
846:Mass
698:and
621:and
470:1989
436:1980
398:1978
172:and
152:and
782:or
682:by
44:by
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542:^
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