George Frideric Handel : Pastoral Symphony from Messiah

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About 'Pastoral Symphony from Messiah'
Artist:	Handel, George Frideric (biography) (sheet music)
Born:	1685 , Halle
Died:	1759 , London
The Artist:	Important composer from the Baroque period who became a British citizen in 1726. He wrote many operas and oratorios, including the popular Messiah.

Composed:	unknown
Info: Known as Pastoral Symphony, this is actually a movement evoking "the shepherds abiding in the fields" from Georg Friedrich Handel's oratorio Messiah.

About 'Pastoral Symphony from Messiah'