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This man wrote the first English opera
Who is Henry Purcell?
Born in 1685, this man grew up with a father who hated music.
Who is George Frideric Handel?
This man later taught music at a school for orphan girls.
Who is Vivaldi?
This man was considered the quintessential Baroque composer.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
Something To Do
Be the lining out singer like American singing schools and sing something for the class to echo back (only one line).
As a young boy, Purcell served as this in the Chapel Royal.
What is a choirboy?
He studied in this profession according to the wishes of his father, before dropping out to focus on music.
What is law?
Known as this because of his temper, original occupation, and pigment of his hair.
What is the Red Priest?
Bach wrote this collection, containing a prelude and fugue in every major and minor key
What is the Well-Tempered Clavier?
Something To Say
After his voice changed, he worked as Assistant to the Keeper of this person's instruments.
Who is the King?
His father had this bizarre occupation.
What is a barber surgeon?
He was a sickly boy and had what we now know to be this disease.
What is asthma?
Father to 21 children, this man was prolific in life as well as in music.
Who is Bach.
Song To Identify
Listen to this clip and tell me what piece it is.
At both Westminster Abbey and the Chapel Royal, he was employed by playing this piped keyboard instrument.
What is an organ?
He had a failed surgery of this type, that left him bereft of a sense in his last years.
What is cataract?
What is the violin?
William Billings composed the Lamentation of this Hebrew King.
Who is David?
Something To Do
Stand up and demonstrate a Baroque Dance move in the aisle
Tragically dying young, at his death he was known as this title.
What is the British Orpheus?
This piece of music was requested to be played three times over by the King.
What is the Water Music?
He wrote Le Quattro Stagioni, translated as this.
What are The Four Seasons.
Billings also was responsible for the composition for the New England ______ Singer.
What is Psalm?
Something To Say
Tell us something you learned from this unit (can be anything)