8 great composers at Christmas: What did the great composers get up to at Christmas? We look at some of their letters to find out | Classical-Music.com | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From www.classical-music.com - December 21, 2014 1:06 PM
Music is, naturally, an important part of Christmas, but did the composers themselves give a figgy pudding about the festive season? JS Bach would no doubt have been overworked writing cantatas in Leipzig (and clearly had no time to jot down his memories) while Beethoven all but ignored many a religious festival.

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