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The Sound of Music when Living in the British Colonies

George Frideric Handel: - Handel composed during the baroque period, He lived during the years 1685 to 1759. When he began composing, Williamsburg became the capital city of the Virginia colony. At the end of his lifetime, the French and Indian War was coming to an end. Three of his compositions are listed below for you to hear.

The Cuckoo and the Nightingale, Allegro , by George Frideric Handel

Spanish Paintings: - Click here to view a collection of paintings completed between 1627 and 1670. During the period, the Dutch were beginning to settle the New Amsterdam colony; and the English Puritans were settling the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1664, the British captured New Amsterdam, and it became the New York colony.

Visual Arts when Living in the British Colonies

Judas Maccabaeus Overture, by George Frideric Handel

Musick for the Royal Fireworks, by George Frideric Handel

William Hogarth: - William Hogarth painted painted ths collection in London between 1728 and 1754. Click here to see paintings completed by the time the thirteen coloneis were established. The later paintings were completed at the start of the French and Indian War (1754).