https://www.saintgeorgesmusic.org/te-deum-blog/2022/3/30/the-cross-as-a-musical-figure-rwe2a
The Cross as a Musical Figure — Music at Saint George's
Music of the Baroque (roughly 1600-1750) is known for its use of rhetorical musical figures, figures used to express the mood (affect) or text of a piece....
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