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Listen ~The following are a few of Handel’s most famous works:
Water Music
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Music for the Royal Fireworks

Facts your child might know:
1.  Was born in Germany
2.  from the Baroque period
3.  lost his eyesight but was still able to play music
4.  moved to Italy to learn about Opera, but when he went to England to perform them they couldn’t understand the language so he began writing    Oratorios in English

He is the greatest composer that ever lived. I would uncover my head and kneel before his tomb.
– Ludwig van Beethoven, quoted in Percy M Young, Handel (1947)

Handel understands effect better than any of us — when he chooses, he strikes like a thunderbolt.
– Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, quoted in Percy M Young, Handel (1947)

Ask your child what this song sounds like:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor

Bach’s influence on popular music – can you hear the similarity?
Air in G String by Johann Sebastian Bach
A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harem

Facts your child might know:
1.  Born in Germany
2.  from the Baroque Period
3.  he had 20 children
4.  he went to jail for refusing to write music for the Duke, but the Prince let him out
5.  the violin was the first instrument he played

The Baroque Song (Sung to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”):
If your music’s fresh and free,
With fancy, wild melodies,
If that music breaks the rules,
That were learned in music school,
You can bet, it ain’t a joke,

You’re listening to Baroque!

The Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni) is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi. Composed in 1723, The Four Seasons is Vivaldi’s best-known work, and is among the most popular pieces of Baroque music. The texture of each concerto is varied, each resembling its respective season. For example, “Winter” is peppered with silvery pizzicato notes from the high strings, calling to mind icy rain, whereas “Summer” evokes a thunderstorm in its final movement, which is why the movement is often dubbed “Storm.” From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Listen:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-dYNttdgl0&feature=related

Facts your child might know:

1. Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy on March 4th 1678

2. Known as the “Red Priest”

3. From the Baroque period

4.  Most famous work is The Four Seasons

5.  He had red hair

6.  He taught girls at an orphanage to play the Violin

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