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WEEK 1
w/b Monday 31st October 2022
G.F. Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
Name: George Frederic Handel
Born: February 23, 1685
Died: April 14, 1759
monday
monday
Nationality: Germany
Did you know? During the first performance it rained, most of the fireworks refused to light, and the few that did caused the stage to catch fire!
What next?
G.F. Handel - "Hallelujah" Chorus from The Messiah
G.F. Handel - "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" from Solomon
G.F. Handel - Hornpipe from Water Music
De Falla: Ritual Fire Dance
Name: Manuel De Falla
Born: November 23, 1876
Died: November 14, 1946
tuesday
tuesday
Nationality: Spain
Did you know? Such is his fame in Spain, his portrait has even been featured on a bank note.
What next?
De Falla - Nights in Spanish Gardens
Albeniz - Iberia: V. Almeria
Granados - Danza Española No. 5: Andaluza
Traditional: Moirrey ny Gainle
Name: Moirrey ny Gainle
Translation: Mary of the Candle
Danced by: Peree Bane
Wednesday
Wednesday
Nationality: Manx
Did you know?
Moirrey ny Gainle/Cainle is associated with Candlemas - the festival of light.
What next?
Traditional - Arrane Oie Voaldyn
Scran - Birlinn Ghorree Chrovan/Car y Phoosee/Gyn Ennym
Billey Keirn (danced by Skeddan Jiarg)
Stravinsky: Feu d'Artifice
Name: Igor Fydorovich Stravinsky
Born: June 19, 1882
Died: April 6, 1971
THURSDAY
THURSDAY
Nationality: Russia/USA
Did you know? Stravinsky and Picasso were good friends, exchanging gifts of art and music, and even collaborating on a ballet.
What next?
Stravinsky - Finale from "The Firebird Suite"
Holst - "Mars" from The Planets
Knussen - Flourish with Fireworks
Vangelis: Chariots of Fire
Name: Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou
Born: March 29, 1943
Died: May 17, 2022
friday
friday
Nationality: Greece
Did you know? Vangelis had a minor planet named after him - 6354 Vangelis.
What next?
Patrick Doyle - The Goblet of Fire (from Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire)
Ed Sheeran - "I See Fire" (from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)
John Powell - Test Drive (from How to Train your Dragon)
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