Instruction
Answers must be written in paragraph format using complete sentences and correct grammar, completely answer the prompt, and be between 300 and 1000 words long. Here is your prompt:
Choose one of the courts in Italy, Germany (remember this is bigger than modern Germany), France, or England. You are in charge of hiring a new court composer during the Baroque Era: what characteristics are you looking for? Why? Will he or she join other composers at court? Which composer from this era would be your first choice and which would you never hire? Be sure to specify which court in which country/city you are at!