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Poets and novelists
Baroque composers

Composers who have also written poetry or novels. These may, for example, have been used as texts for their own songs, or as libretto for their own opera.

The baroque era in music lasted roughly from 1600 till 1750, which is usually subdivided into early baroque (1600-1650), high baroque (1650-1700) and late baroque (1700-1750).

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Sat 1 Jun: Action Painting: The Edges of Sound Baruch Performing Arts Center
Sat 8 Jun: Symphony No 5 St Johns, Smith Sq, London, SW1P 3HA
Fri 14 Jun: Day of Wrath "The Revelation"- concert in Bucharest Cinema Patria, Bulevardul Magheru 12-14, Bucuresti, Romania
Sat 15 Jun: A North East Choral Garland The Ave, Washington, Tyne and Wear NE38 7LE
Sat 15 Jun: Viva Vivaldi! Bristol Cathedral College Green Bristol
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Birthdays:
Alice Mary Smith
Arthur Meulemans
Hans Kox
Antón García Abril
Christiaan Verhoog
Dying days:
René Drouard [Drouart] de Bousset
John Stanley
Alphonse Hasselmans
Charles Martin Loeffler
Charles Ives
Events:
(1886) Camille Saint-Saëns: Premiere of Symphony no. 3 in c minor op. 78 “Organ symphony”, in London, England, with Saint-Saëns conducting.
(1911) Maurice Ravel: Premiere of L'Heure Espagnol, in Paris, France.
(1989) Heinz Holliger: Premiere of What Where, Frankfurt, Germany.

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