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  1. Welcome to Qualifying Round Three. We have a total of 160 works that I have broken down into 8 qualifying rounds, each having 20 works. For each round, the 5 works having the highest scores will advance to the Semi-Finals. Rules of the Road: 1. You may vote once daily. 2. When you vote, you...
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  2. Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 - Gott, welch' Dunkel hier · Franz Völker · Staatskapelle Berlin · Alois Melichar Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72: Gott, welch' Dunkel hier ℗ 1933 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin Gott! welch Dunkel Hier! (Fidelio) · Torsten Ralf · Paul Schöffler · Irmgard Seefried ·...
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  3. A fun little games series featuring works in obscure musical keys, with 5, 6 or 7 sharps or flats. We'll have 6 rounds with 15 works each, consisting of a nomination phase and a voting round: Round 1 - B major Round 2 - G sharp minor...
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  4. Welcome to a series of games devoted to one year in the history of music! This series is a prequel to the successful "What's another year" games, created by Art Rock, based on an idea by Shaughnessy, and which covers the years 1919-2018. The present series has the exact same set up, with...
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  5. Welcome to the Four Seasons Game. We have selected 176 compositions with summer, autumn, fall, winter, or spring in its title - in any language. They will now be run in 11 preliminary rounds, with the top 4 and the four best #5 works qualifying for the three semi-finals. An overview of the 176...
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