1. Choose a composer. Pretend you are royalty looking for a personal composer. Search lists of Baroque composers, read about their lives, and listen to their music. Then, choose one to which you can offer your patronage–a paying job!

You'll need to choose a composer alive during the Baroque era that's not been discussed in this unit. You may choose a composer from the list below or find your own.

Tomaso Albinoni
Arcangelo Corelli
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Alessandro Scarlatti
Domenico ScarlattiNow that you know as much as you can about the composer, you must write him a letter offering your patronage. The letter should incorporate what you learned about him and also why you would like to hire him.

Be kind and complimentary as you write, remembering that you are offering the composer a job. You may even want to mention any perks or benefits he can expect should he agree to your employment offer, perhaps like housing, pay, fame, marriage possibilities, etc.

Creatively incorporate each of these items into your letter as smoothly as possible:

his date of birth, at least by referring to the year
country where he was born and/or lives
musical style, forms, or pieces he's known for
influence on Baroque music or other composers
title(s) of sample piece(s) of music
your offer of patronage
reason(s) for your patronage
Georg Philipp Telemann