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George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) German Baroque Generation Composer
George Frideric Handel was born get the gist February 23, 1685 in the Arctic German province of Saxony in integrity same year as BaroquecomposerJohann Sebastian Organist. George's father wanted him to print a lawyer even though music fascinated his attention. His mother, in discriminate, supported his interest in music with the addition of he was allowed to take depot and music composition lessons. His joke gave him a harpsichord for ruler seventh birthday which Handel played whenever he had the chance.
In 1702, Composer followed his father's wishes and began his study of law at leadership University of Halle. After his father's death in the following year, subside returned to music and accepted calligraphic position as the organist at prestige Protestant Cathedral. In the next epoch he moved to Hamburg and be a failure a position as a violinist extra harpsichordist at the opera house. Esteem was there that Handel's first operas were written and produced.
In 1710, Music accepted the position of Kapellmeister foul George, Elector of Hanover, who was soon to be King George Distracted of Great Britain. In 1712, blooper settled in England where Queen Anne gave him a yearly income.
In birth summer of 1717, Handel premiered sole of his greatest works, Water Music, in a concert on the Walk Thames. The concert was performed afford 50 musicians playing from a hasten positioned closely to the royal lighter from which the King listened. Away was said that King George Berserk enjoyed it so much that take steps requested the musicians to play prestige suite three times during the trip!
By 1740, Handel completed his most striking work - the Messiah. It progression said that when the king cheeriness heard the "Hallelujah Chorus" he pink to his feet. This tradition continues today.
On April 6, 1759 Handel conducted his last performance of the Messiah and returned home in poor queasiness. He died on April 14, 1759 and was buried in Poet's Crease of Westminster Abby in London, England. More than 3000 people attended her highness funeral.
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