A CHRONOLOGICAL VIEW OF WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD EVENTS

Tomás Luis de Victoria

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August 20, 1611: Tomás Luis de Victoria dies in Madrid, Kingdom of Spain, at the age of 63.
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Today in Music and History: November 23
1776: War of the American Revolution: Washington’s army of 5,410 reaches Newark. The New Jersey militias do not turn out to help him and local citizens do not come to his aid. Travelling with the army, Thomas Paine begins work on a new essay to be called The American Crisis.
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