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Christian feast day: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel, Henry Purcell (Episcopal Church commemoration)
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Johann Sebastian Bach
German composer (1685–1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the cello suites and sonatas and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
George Frideric Handel
German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)
George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Henry Purcell
English composer (1659–1695)
Henry Purcell was an English composer of Baroque music, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, Dido and Aeneas; and his incidental music to a version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream called The Fairy Queen.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The Calendar of the Church Year
Calendar of saints in the Episcopal Church
The Calendar of the Church Year is the liturgical calendar of the United States Episcopal Church. It is found in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and in Lesser Feasts and Fasts, with additions made at recent General Conventions.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)