Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amdcad!amdahl!gam From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (gam) Newsgroups: net.music.classical Subject: Re: Happy birthday JSB! *** and DS! *** and GFH! *** Message-ID: <910@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 00:55:16 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.910 Posted: Wed Jan 16 00:55:16 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jan-85 05:45:02 EST References: <3219@alice.UUCP> <190@ihu1m.UUCP> Organization: Blue Mouse Trailer Resort, Hellmouth, CA Lines: 18 > -- > >> 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