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A modern brass-woodwind dialogue blending technical precision with lyrical improvisation, left tantalizingly incomplete by the composer.

The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, was inspired by the defense of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Its melody derives from an 18th-century British gentlemen's club song.

Schubert's "Erlkönig" is a seminal Romantic-era Lied that transforms Goethe's ballad into a gripping musical narrative. The piano's galloping rhythm evokes a horse's hooves, while vocal lines distinguish the father, son, and the sinister Erlking.

This chorale from Cantata BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" gained modern popularity through frequent use in weddings and ceremonial occasions. Its flowing violin lines and solemn harmony exemplify Bach's mastery of sacred music.

A chamber work for three D trumpets, possibly composed in the Baroque or Classical era when specific trumpet keys were common.