Apothéose
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Apothéose
A form, current in Paris about 1725, with a programmatic element usually honouring a dead musician; examples are François Couperin's trio sonatas in memory of Corelli and Lully.
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Elegy
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Lament
(music)
François Couperin
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Cinq Danses pour Ginger Rogers, for piano, Op. 163
(Classical Work)
La Révolution grecque (Scène héroïque) for 2 basses, chorus & orchestra (or military band), H. 21
(Classical Work)
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