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117:
113:
112:
106:
102:
100:
94:
93:
91:
78:
63:
59:
55:
51:
44:
39:
36:
32:
31:
25:
20:
1614:
1605:
1597:Don Giovanni
1596:
1587:
1578:
1446:
1436:
1426:
1418:Don Giovanni
1416:
1406:
1396:
1386:
1376:
1366:
1356:
1346:
1336:
1326:
1316:
1306:
1296:
1286:
1276:
1266:
1256:
1246:
1237:
1236:
1156:
1134:
1126:
1118:
1110:
1088:
1082:, K. 118/74c
1079:
1070:
1068:
1041:Regina coeli
1039:
1033:Regina coeli
1031:
1025:Regina coeli
1023:
1015:
1009:Choral works
978:
970:
949:
941:
933:
912:
905:Twelfth Mass
904:
882:
850:
809:
801:
793:
780:
772:
768:
760:
752:
745:Sparrow Mass
744:
731:
723:
715:
702:
669:sacred music
618:
603:
576:
570:
554:
548:
471:Inga Nielsen
448:Roland Bader
437:Arleen Auger
403:Norbert Orth
399:Lilian Sukis
391:Edith Mathis
354:
267:
253:
239:divine mercy
238:
220:
202:
172:
156:
120:sacred drama
119:
109:geistliches
108:
96:
87:
86:
85:
35:W. A. Mozart
28:
1693:Lost operas
1683:1767 operas
1308:Lucio Silla
1119:Der Messias
1103:adaptations
753:Missa longa
626:(in German)
615:(in German)
479:Aldo Baldin
372:Christgeist
357:discography
268:worldliness
266:Weltgeist,
167:recitatives
131: [
1678:Singspiele
1657:Categories
1218:Operas by
872:Uncertain
810:Great Mass
773:Spaur Mass
761:Credo Mass
667:and other
523:References
467:Ann Murray
379:Orchestra
348:Recordings
192:Voice type
69:1767-03-12
1496:Dove sono
1078:oratorio
1053:Singspiel
894:Spurious
377:Conductor
370:Weltgeist
111:Singspiel
30:Singspiel
1358:Idomeneo
1137:, K. 592
1129:, K. 591
1121:, K. 572
1113:, K. 566
1091:, K. 469
1087:cantata
1057:Oratorio
1044:, K. 276
1036:, K. 127
1028:, K. 74d
991:Litanies
981:, K. 339
973:, K. 321
952:, K. 618
944:, K. 165
853:, K. 273
849:Gradual
837:-related
822:Timeline
629:Libretto
581:Archived
559:Archived
507:Oratorio
501:See also
272:soprano
243:soprano
175:Salzburg
124:libretto
61:Premiere
53:Language
1626:Related
1147:Masonic
1073:, K. 35
1061:Cantata
1020:, K. 47
962:Vespers
936:, K. 20
689:Requiem
617:in the
374:Christ
208:soprano
67: (
27:Sacred
1673:Operas
1451:(1791)
1441:(1791)
1431:(1790)
1421:(1787)
1411:(1786)
1401:(1786)
1391:(1784)
1381:(1783)
1371:(1782)
1361:(1781)
1351:(1780)
1341:(1779)
1331:(1775)
1321:(1775)
1311:(1772)
1301:(1772)
1291:(1771)
1281:(1770)
1271:(1769)
1261:(1768)
1251:(1767)
1241:(1767)
1228:Operas
1101:Handel
925:Motets
896:Masses
833:Other
685:Masses
665:Masses
602:
382:Label
258:tenor
56:German
1460:Arias
1348:Zaide
608:Score
363:Year
226:tenor
188:Role
181:Roles
135:]
874:Mass
835:Mass
687:and
610:and
459:1989
425:1980
387:1978
161:and
141:and
771:or
671:by
33:by
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