Baroque Music

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Baroque Music
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Johann Sebastian Bach

• German
• First real professional musician
• That is, he made enough money by writing music to
  survive only by writing music
• Wrote hymns, etudes, psalms, and fugues for the
  church
• Wrote primarily for the pipe organ.

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Antonio Vivaldi

• Italian
• Nicknamed The Red Priest
• Vivaldi was trained for the priesthood but
  stopped due to chest pains.
• Most of his works are for soloists, but best,
  most famous work is Four Seasons.

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George Frideric Handel

• German who moved to England
• He was the son of a barber-surgeon who intended
  him for the law.
• When he was young he became a pupil of Zachow,
  the principal organist in Halle.
• He was appointed organist of the Calvinist
  Cathedral at the age of 17.
• Sampled lyrics from The King James Holy Bible
  for The Messiah.