- George Frideric Handel - Wikipedia
Handel was born in 1685 (the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti) in Halle, in the Duchy of Magdeburg, then part of Brandenburg-Prussia
- George Frideric Handel | Biography, Background, Compositions . . .
George Frideric Handel, German-born English composer of the late Baroque era, noted particularly for his operas, oratorios, and instrumental compositions He wrote the most famous of all oratorios, Messiah, and is also known for such occasional pieces as Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks
- George Frideric Handel Composer - Biography, Age and Wife
Discover the life of George Frideric Handel, the Baroque composer known for his operas and oratorios, including the famous Messiah
- George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) | Composer | Biography . . .
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos Music and classical lovers may have encountered the Messiah's 'Hallelujah' chorus at Christmas, or his Music for the Royal Fireworks
- George Frideric Handel - Stanford University
Tony Davie's George Frederick Handel: An Introduction including biography, chronology, thematic catalogues, musical examples, and libretti [ Composer Index | Main Page ]
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Founded in 1986 by Howard Serwer, Paul Traver, and J Merrill Knapp, the American Handel Society seeks to foster study of the life, works, and times of George Frideric Handel, and to encourage and support the performance of his music
- Handel, George Frideric - Encyclopedia. com
Handel became a British subject in 1727, and Anglicized his name to George Frideric Handel, dropping the original German umlaut He continued to compose operas, invariably to Italian librettos, for the London stage
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