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Study Handel Chopin & Debussy using Online Video

Trace the lives and careers of George Frideric Handel, Frideric Chopin, and Claude Debussy. Use our 3 online video titles to explore the lives and music of the German composer George Frideric Handel; the Polish pianist and composer Frederic Chopin; and the French composer Claude Debussy. Learn the influences that shaped the creation of Handel's oratorios, Chopin's revolutionary piano compositions, and Debussy's imaginative pieces.

Learning Objectives:

• Trace the lives and musical careers of three of the world's greatest composers: George Frideric Handel; Frederic Chopin, and Claude Debussy. Listen to excerpts from major works by these composers, and perceive how their childhoods and musical training, and the respective cultures in which they lived, influenced their work.
• Explore the events that shaped the creation of Handel's oratorios, Chopin's revolutionary piano compositions, and Debussy's impressionistic pieces.
• Understand the lasting contributions made to the history of music by the German-born composer George Frideric Handel, the Polish pianist and composer Frederic Chopin, and the French composer Claude Debussy.
• Name these composers' major works, and gain an appreciation of classical music

• Music > Great Composers > Handel Chopin Debussy
• George Frideric Handel (Runtime: 12:58)
• Frederic Francois Chopin (Runtime: 17:58)
• Claude-Achille Debussy (Runtime: 16:36)