George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( ; baptised , the Lutheran Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen, he used the form ''Friedrich'', which is universally used in German. The records of that church also show that the family name was spelt on various occasions at least four other ways: Hendel, Händeler, Hendeler and Hendtler, but most commonly Händel. In Italy, he spelt 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, 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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The music of Handel. by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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Christmas pastorale : from "Messiah" / by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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Sonata no. 1 in B♭ [for saxophone quartet] : HWV 380 / by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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Why do the nations so furiously rage together? / by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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Sonata no. 1 in B♭ : HWV 380 / by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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The trumpet shall sound : from "The Messiah" / by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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Aria con varizioni : from the 5th Harpsichord Suite / by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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II. Aria in E♭ major, HWV 411. by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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The virtuoso Handel. by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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The sonatas for violin and continuo / by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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John Kitchen plays Handel overtures. by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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Atalanta. by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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Atalanta. by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750
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1685 : a glorious trilogy / by Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750, Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1750, Scarlatti, Domenico, 1685-1757
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Classics for the young brass quintet /
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