Not only was George Frideric Handel one of the greatest composers of the baroque era, he also wrote the most frequently performed oratorio of all time: the "Messiah." Although this Christmas-time classic is the work that Handel is best known for, he composed a number of other masterpieces, both sacre

Baroque, Baroque music

Like many composers, Giacomo Puccini was born into a family of musicians who actively encouraged his musical talent from the time he was a child. Although Puccini's father, Michele, died when he was six, the boy felt much of his influence at the Istituto Musicale where the father had taught, and wher

Romantic poetry

The exact circumstances of Giuseppe Verdi's birth are lost to history; history, and we, have wanted to know them. Some speculate he was born on October 10, 1813, others turned his supposed birthplace into a national monument, but the composer himself refused to confirm the accuracy of these biographi

Epic, Lyrical, Melancholy, Pathos

Henry Purcell was an English Baroque composer. Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements but devised a peculiarly English style of Baroque music.

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