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A piece titled for a folk song from this country opens with a descending F minor flute melody above harp arpeggios. The motif [read slowly] G, B flat, B flat, long B flat, opens a piece by a composer from this country for double string orchestra, based (10[1])on a tune by another composer from this country who wrote a motet for eight choirs (-5[1])of five voices (10[1])entitled (10[2]-5[1])Spem in (10[1])Alium. (10[8]-5[1])One (10[4])composer (10[1])from this country (10[1])included a “Dargason” movement (10[1])in (10[1])his (10[1])St. Paul’s (10[2])Suite, (10[3]-5[3])quoting a folk tune (10[3]-5[1])erroneously attributed (10[2])to a king of this country entitled (10[1])“Greensleeves.” (10[23]-5[1])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[5]-5[1])name this country (10[1])where (10[1])William (10[1])Byrd (10[1]-5[1])and (10[1])Thomas (10[1])Tallis (10[4])had a monopoly (10[3]-5[1])on (10[1])polyphonic (10[1])music granted by Queen Elizabeth (10[6])I. (10[6])■END■ (10[17])

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