George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , the Lutheran Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen, although he used the form ''Friedrich'', which is universally used in German. The records of that church also show that the family name was spelled on various occasions at least four other ways: Hendel, Händeler, Hendeler and Hendtler, but most commonly Händel. In Italy he spelled it Hendel, as it is pronounced in German. From the time he arrived in England, however, he consistently signed his name as George Frideric Handel.}} ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759). Westminster Abbey.}} was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. In turn, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognized as one of the greatest composers of his age.Handel started three commercial opera companies to supply the English nobility with Italian opera. In 1737, he had a physical breakdown, changed direction creatively, and addressed the middle class and made a transition to English choral works. After his success with ''Messiah'' (1742), he never composed an Italian opera again. His orchestral ''Water Music'' and ''Music for the Royal Fireworks'' remain steadfastly popular. One of his four coronation anthems, ''Zadok the Priest'', has been performed at every British coronation since 1727. Almost blind, he died in 1759, a respected and rich man, and was given a state funeral at Westminster Abbey.
Handel composed more than forty opere serie over a period of more than thirty years. Since the late 1960s, interest in Handel's music has grown. The musicologist Winton Dean wrote that "Handel was not only a great composer; he was a dramatic genius of the first order." His music was admired by Classical-era composers, especially Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Published 1998
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by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Published 1905
Published 1905
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by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Published 1982
Published 1982
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by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Published 1961
Published 1961
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by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Published 1912
Published 1912
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by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Published 1919
Published 1919
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by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Published 1981
Published 1981
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by Myers, Robert Manson, 1921-2014
Published 1948
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by Zukofsky, Louis, 1904-1978
Published 1978
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by Casey, Jacqueline S.
Published 1984
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by McCabe, Joseph E., 1912-
Published 1978
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by Zukofsky, Louis, 1904-1978
Published 1972
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by Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
Published 1994
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by Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897
Published 1958
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by Telemann, Georg Philipp, 1681-1767
Published 1990
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by Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
Published 2000
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