This composer included the countertenor duet Sound the Trumpet as part of an ode whose opening sinfonia was reused in his unfinished opera The Indian Queen. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this composer of the ode Come, Ye Sons of Art. A descending chromatic fourth in the ground bass opens a “lament” by this composer in which the singer pleads “Remember me, but ah! Forget my fate.”
ANSWER: Henry Purcell
[10h] Purcell’s Come, Ye Sons of Art was written to honor the birthday of this ruler. Purcell set the hymn “Thou knowest, Lord” in a set of Funeral Sentences for this ruler’s death that includes a C minor March and Canzona.
ANSWER: Queen Mary II [accept Ode for the Queen Mary’s Birthday; accept Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary]
[10e] The March from Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary is scored for four trumpets outfitted with one of these devices, allowing them to play in a minor key. This device allows trombones to play perfect glissandi.
ANSWER: slide
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