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More articles Organ Piece Celebrates Victory Of Men In Battle 1776 By the 1770's, a group of men of the fledgling colonies were working to establish a new country-to declare the group of thirteen colonies independent of the rule of England. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed by a group of men committed to the establishment of the United States of America. The battle lines were then formally drawn and the loosely organized colonies were at war with England. The Beginnings of the Saxons of Transylvania The Saxons of Transylvania were ethnic Germans who came to Transylvania during the Eleventh Century. They were from the Rhineland, the Mosel and other parts of Germany. They returned en masse to Germany in 1944. This is the beginnings of their history in Transylvania. Peter Pan - A Synopsis of an Enduring Classic This is one story that has been told and retold hundreds of times over the last century. Peter Pan and the other characters of J.M. Barrie's story have entertained audiences since 1904 when the play was staged for the first time. Who Was The First Organist In The American Colonies? The First Organs, Organ Music and Organists of the American Colonies Organs, organ music, and organists are documented as early as 1703 in the British colonies. In 1694 Johannes Kelpius arrived in Philadelphia with a group of German Pietist followers, later to be known as the Hermits or Mystics of Wissahickon. They had great knowledge of and fondness for music. Johann Sebastian Bach, Father of Great Music, Takes His Final Breath The last years of Johann Sebastian Bach's life as related by Catharina Dorothea, Johann Sebastian Bach's eldest daughter My father suffered from eye trouble for the last ten years of his life. By the beginning of 1749, he could no longer work to his full capacity. He was simply tired and broken from his constant eye trouble that at times rendered him nearly blind. W:4,S:10 |