Music Periods
most music was a capella
Medieval
Lived in Germany all of his/her life
Bach
Four Seasons
Vivaldi
suffered from asthma
Vivaldi
music example 1
Vivaldi
the fancier the better
Baroque
Worked in the church
All of the composers that we have studied
Water Music
Handel
smuggled a clavichord up to his attic so that he could practice
music example 2
Hildegard
most music was sacred because it was written down
Medieval
went to one year of law school
Handel
Hallelujah Chorus
Handel
Wrote a journal of herbal medicine
Hildegard
music example 3
Handel
Music was mainly written for male voices
Medieval
musical director in an orphanage
Vivaldi
O Virtus Sapientie
Hildegard
was blind for the last 7 years of his life
Handel
music example 4
Bach
Polyphonic music was created
Medieval
Commissioned work for King George III
Handel
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Bach
was a polymath
Hildegard
music example 5
Bach