A Handel cantata named for this word for solo soprano and strings was believed lost until 2001. A choral work named for this word opens with the orchestra twice repeating the quick tutti theme D, up to D, down to D, D. (10[3])This is the first word of an allegro chorus from Handel’s Messiah that opens with a descending four-note scale from F-sharp to C-sharp, and later continues with the basses falling an octave over the words “and peace on earth.” (10[1])RV (10[1])589 is the catalog entry of a D major piece named for this word that is the best-known (10[2])choral work of Antonio Vivaldi. The carol “Angels We Have Heard on (-5[1])High” contains a lengthy melisma on this word. For 10 points, the Kyrie (“KEE-ree-ay”) precedes what movement of the Roman Catholic mass ordinary, whose first word is followed by the phrase “in excelsis Deo?” ■END■ (0[1])