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L’Orfeo Premier by Claudio Monteverdi
L’Orfeo was a opera written based off the story of Orpheus. -
Jamestown
Jamestown is a historic site in east Virginia. Historic Jamestowne is home to the ruins of the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
L’Arianna Premier by Claudio Monteverdi
L’Arianna was due to premier at a sooner date but was recast and produced later in 1608 due to an incident in Monteverdi’s home. A young girl, a possible pupil of his wife, died of smallpox. -
The Starving Time in Fort James
Disease, violence, drought, a meager harvest followed by a harsh winter, and poor drinking water left the majority of colonists dead that winter. -
Henry Hudson departs from London
English explorer, Henry Hudson departs from London, England aboard discovery on his forth, final and fatal voyage to discover a north west passage to the pacific -
Death of Writers
In 1616, Shakespeare, Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, died. -
Brandenburg Concertos J.S Bach
The Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach, are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1721. -
Orchestral Suites by J.S Bach
four suites by Johann Sebastian Bach from the years 1724-1731 -
The Providence of Georgia
the last of the thirteen original American colonies established by Great Britain in what later became the United States. -
Christmas Oratorio by J.S Bach
an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach intended for performance in church during the Christmas season. -
Italian Concerto by J.S Bach
a three-movement concerto for two-manual harpsichord solo composed by Johann Sebastian Bach -
Slavery in Georgia
known to have been practiced by European colonists. During the colonial era, the practice of slavery in Georgia soon became surpassed by industrial-scale plantation slavery.