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From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (gam)
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Subject: Re: Happy birthday JSB! *** and DS! *** and GFH! ***
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Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 00:55:16 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 16 00:55:16 1985
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> --
> >> 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