Classical Music/baroque piece ID

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Expert: - 11/11/2008


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Dear Marbeth,

Can you identify the piece in this link: http://www.cogeternal.org/audweek/baroqueunidentified.mp3

This is a temporary mp3 streaming link that includes about 30 seconds of the piece in question.  You can't navigate there but you can copy/paste the url or type it directly into the url bar of your browser.

We've used it as introduction music but it was chosen by a man who is now deceased.

Thanks in advance,
Timothy Sherwood
Church of God The Eternal
Staff

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It's Bach.  Look at his 4 orchestral suites.  You also might look at his missae brevae.  It might be one of his motets for voices and orchestra.  Or something from a cantata (not #4, tho).

It's not one of his passions.  Or is it one of the Brandenburg concerti.

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I have a PhD in musicology, with expertise in medieval - Renaissance - Baroque - Classical periods, but I'll try to help you with any period.

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