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WEEK 3
w/b Monday 20th November 2023
Barbara Strozzi: Che si può fare
Name: Barbara Strozzi
Born: August 6, 1619
Died: November 11, 1677
monday
monday
Nationality: Italy
Did you know? During her lifetime, Strozzi had more non-religious music in print than any other composer of the time.
What next?
Lagrime Mie
Il Romeo
Quante Volte
Thomas Arne: Rule Britannia
Name: Thomas Augustine Arne
Born: March 12, 1710
Died: March 5, 1778
tuesday
tuesday
Nationality: UK
Did you know? This piece commonly associated with the Royal Navy as well as the British Army.
What next?
A-hunting we will go
Thou Soft Flowing Avon
The Soldier tir'd (from Artaxerxes)
Purcell: Dido's Lament (from Dido & Aeneas)
Name: Henry Purcell
Born: c. September 10, 1659
Died: November 21, 1695
Wednesday
Wednesday
Nationality: UK
Did you know? Before he was even 20, Purcell was appointed Organist at Westminster Abbey.
What next?
O let me Weep (from The Fairy Queen)
Fairest Isle (from King Arthur)
John Blow: With Solemn Pomp (from Venue & Adonis)
Telemann: Fantasia in D major
Name: Georg Philipp Telemann
Born: March 14, 1681
Died: June 25, 1767
THURSDAY
THURSDAY
Nationality: Germany
Did you know? Telemann was great friends with Johann Sebastian Bach, who even named his son Carl Philipp after him.
What next?
C.P.E. Bach: Sonata for Flute Solo
J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1
J.S. Bach: Sonata for Violin Solo No. 1
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Name: Johann Sebastian Bach
Born: March 31, 1685
Died: July 28, 1750
friday
friday
Nationality: Germany
Did you know? In 1705, Bach walked 280 miles from Arnstadt to Lübeck to hear an organ concert by Dieterich Buxtehude.
What next?
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Prelude & Fugue No. 1
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