[net.music.classical] Happy birthday JSB! *** and DS! *** and GFH! ***

geoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) (01/12/85)

>> >> 1985 is the 300th anniversary of the birthday of
>> >> Johann Sebastian Bach, in my opinion
>> >> the greatest composer that ever lived.
>> 
>> But let's not forget that it's also the 300th anniversary
>> of the birthday of Domenico Scarlatti....
>
>But let's not forget that it's also the 300th anniversary
>of the birthday of George Frederick Handel.... (Feb 23rd).

Looks like it's going to be a looooong year for those of us who detest the
nattering of baroque music...
-- 

	Geoff Kuenning
	...!ihnp4!trwrb!desint!geoff

gam@amdahl.UUCP (gam) (01/16/85)

> --
> >> 1985 is the 300th anniversary of the birthday of
> >> Johann Sebastian Bach, in my opinion
> >> the greatest composer that ever lived.
> 
> But let's not forget that it's also the 300th anniversary
> of the birthday of Domenico Scarlatti....

But let's not forget that it's also the 300th anniversary
of the birthday of George Frederick Handel.... (Feb 23rd).

Looks like 1685 was a bumper crop year for great composers.


~The decomposing composers!~
~There's less of them every year...~
-- 
Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam