April 29 – May 6: Listening Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

George Frederic Handel (#1)

• Read the composer's short bio here.
• Read Handel's famous quotes: 
• As he was writing Messiah: "Whether I was in my body or out of my body as I wrote it I know not. God knows."
• About Messiah: "I should be sorry if I only entertained them. I wish to make them better."
• As he wrote Messiah: "I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God himself."
• Q. 1. Write out the composer's entire name in your lesson plan.
• Q. 2. What era did this composer live/write in?
• Listen to and watch Gavotte in G major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwAawUlmGhA
• Q. 3. Name 3–5 famous pieces this composer wrote for the piano (or what is now played on the piano, if originally written for a different instrument). Use different pieces if the composer has previously been asked for.
• Q. 4. Name 3–5 stylistic characteristics of why this piece is a part of the musical era you wrote above. (Refer to the new page on the blog on the right called "Musical Period Characteristics" for help.)