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Four flats = Ab Major
Four Sharps = E Major
Händel's Hallelujah Chorus is actually in the Easter section of The Messiah and is meant to be sung at Easter, not Christmas.
Monteverdi died of syphilis.
Haydn wrote The Creation meaning for it to be a timeless classic that would be sung for generations to come. Mission accomplished.
Vocal classifications are based on the German concept of fach. When classifying womens' voices, the term for the lowest voice is actually the CONTRalto (counter-high), not alto, which means high. Not all coloraturas are sopranos.
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