[Q]: This article: Bach's early cantatas are Choralkonzerte (chorale concertos) in the style of the 17th century, different from the recitative and aria cantata format associated with Neumeister that Bach started to use for church cantatas in 1714. Wolff points out the relation of Bach's early cantatas to works by Dieterich Buxtehude, with whom Bach had studied in Lübeck. Christ lag in Todes Banden shows similarities to a composition of Johann Pachelbel based on the same Easter chorale. Although there is no evidence that Bach and Pachelbel met, Bach grew up in Thuringia while Pachelbel was based in the same region, and Bach's elder brother and teacher Johann Christoph Bach studied with Pachelbel in Erfurt. Another of Pachelbel's works appears to be referenced in the early Bach cantata, Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150, and there has been recent speculation that Bach wanted to pay tribute to Pachelbel after his death in 1706.The texts for the early cantatas were drawn mostly from biblical passages and hymns. Features characteristic of his later cantatas, such as recitatives and arias on contemporary poetry, were not yet present, although Bach may have heard them in oratorios by Buxtehude, or even earlier. Instead, these early cantatas include 17th-century elements such as motets and chorale concertos. They often begin with an instrumental sinfonia or sonata (sonatina). The following table lists the seven extant works composed by Bach until 1708, when he moved on to the Weimar court. Bach uses the limited types of instruments at his disposal for unusual combinations, such as two recorders and two viole da gamba in the funeral cantata Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, also known as Actus Tragicus. He uses instruments of the continuo group as independent parts, such as a cello in Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich and a bassoon in Der Herr denket an uns. The cantata for the inauguration of a town council is richly scored for trumpets, woodwinds and strings. Wolff notes: The overall degree of mastery by which these early... contains an answer for the question: What is the full name of the person who devoted considerable time and effort to vocal composition?, what is it ?
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[A]: Johann Sebastian Bach


[Q]: This article: On the day of Prince Dolor's baptism, there was a great procession. His well-to-do nurse was fiddling with her dress while holding the Prince and she dropped him and broke his legs. But she told no one.  A fairy godmother appears to the Nurse and reveals she knows what happened. The Prince's Mother (the Queen) dies.  The Prince's legs never grow strong.  He cannot walk; he can only crawl with his arms.  The King dies too.  The Regent family moves into the castle (with lots of kids) and the Prince's Uncle rules the kingdom.  Things are good throughout the land, but Prince Dolor is ignored.  The new King sends Dolor away and tells everyone that Dolor died. Dolor is sent away to live in the lonely tower in the middle of a wasteland.  There are no doors in the tower.  It is 100 ft tall.  But he has lots of books and toys and maps. His only companion is his nurse.  And a deaf mute Black Knight brings them food and things.  The Nurse is a 'prisoner' too.  They use a ladder to get up into the tower.  The Black Knight visits once a month.  The Prince likes to be quiet and look out the window at the lonely plains.  He does his lessons and schoolwork.  He loves books.  He learns of the kingdom of Nomansland.  But he feels that to read of things and never see them is sad.  If only he could FLY he wished.  And he wishes he had someone who would be nice to him.  He was lonely. An old grey woman appears.  She says I am your fairy godmother.  Dolor asks, "Will you bring me a boy to play with?" She says no.  But gives him a gift: A travelling cloak.  When the nurse comes into the room to see who he was talking to, she disappears.  The cloak looks like a poncho.  He didn't know the magic powers it holds. contains an answer for the question: Who disappeared when the nurse came into the room?, what is it ?
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[A]: fairy godmother


[Q]: This article: Warlock is a small Utah mining town of the early 1880s. Cowboys working for Abe McQuown often come into town to shoot the place up, kill on just a whim, beating or humiliating any sheriff who tries to stand up to them. The Citizens' Committee decides to hire Clay Blaisedell, a renowned gunfighter, as town marshal in spite of the misgivings of some, such as old Judge Holloway who insists that the situation should be handled within the law (though a loophole prevents it from being done effectively). Blaisedell, famous for his golden-handled revolvers, arrives in Warlock with his devoted friend, Tom Morgan, his club-footed, right-hand man, who is no slouch with a gun himself. Morgan has a reputation as a heavy-drinking gambler, but Blaisedell insists that Morgan is part of the package. They even take over the local saloon and rename it the "French Palace" (something they appear to have done in previous towns, since they bring the signboard with them). Their first encounter with McQuown's men is without bloodshed. The cowboys are intimidated by Blaisedell and one, Johnny Gannon, stays behind. Gannon has been put off by their propensity for killing, particularly the shooting of victims in the back, for some time now and resolves to be more law-abiding. Morgan learns that his old flame, Lily Dollar, is coming to town on the stagecoach, and she is accompanied by Bob Nicholson, brother of Big Ben Nicholson, who was recently killed by Blaisedell. Lily had left Morgan for Big Ben and knows that Morgan pushed Ben into challenging Blaisedell, who killed him as a result. She wants Blaisedell dead to punish Morgan. Morgan sets out to meet the stagecoach but it is robbed by some of McQuown's cowboys as he watches from a distance. He takes advantage of the situation to kill Bob Nicholson unseen. Lily arrives in town and sees Morgan there. She believes that he pulled the trigger, although this is based on intuition rather than evidence. contains an answer for the question: What is the first name of the person who wants someone dead to punish someone else?, what is it ?
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[A]:
Lily