Handel

George Frideric Handel was born February 23, 1685 to an affluent family in Halle, Germany. His father was a well-to-do barber and surgeon that worked for the court of the Duke of Saxony (Charlton 82). Handel’s father wanted a law education and a legal career for his son, but at the age of eight Handel’s father allowed him to begin music study within their town’s Lutheran church, where young Handel learned to play the “organ, harpsichord, violin and oboe,” (Charlton 83) as well as studied composition

George Frideric Handel was born in Halle, Germany on February 23, 1685. He expressed an interest in music at an early age. While his mother encouraged this love of music, his father, George Handel, was not supportive of him pursuing music as a career, and pushed him towards a career in law. However, when Handel was 9, a duke heard him playing the organ and persuaded his father to let Handel study under Friedrich Zachow (the organist at the Liebfrauenkirche at Halle) who instructed him in the organ

George Frederic Handel, one of the greatest composers of the late baroque period. He was born February 24, 1685 in Halle, Saxony, Germany. Handel's parents were very religious and highly respected people since his dad worked as barber-surgeon. His father really wanted his son to study civil law, and in 1702, Handel started studying law. However, everyone around saw him as a genius musician. When Frederic was only eleven, he was already playing a pipe organ. He also learned to play the violin, clavichord

‘How Beautiful are the Feet’ from ‘Messiah’ George Frederic Handel “As Mr. Handel in his oratorio’s greatly excells all other Composers I am acquainted with, So in the famous one, called The Messiah he seems to have excell’d himself.” -Bishop of Elphin 1742 George Frederic Handel was born on February 23, 1685, in Halle, Brandenburg (which is now Germany), into a wealthy, religious family. He spent 4 years travelling in Italy 1706-10, from where he met many of the finest Italian musicians of that

The Life of G.F. Handel George Frideric Handel was born on February 23rd, 1685 in Halle, Germany. Handel had a passion for music from the time he was capable of understanding it. His father Georg was a highly respected barber/surgeon (Cavendish, vol. 4, pg. 60), which did not believe in music as a career and wanted his son to study law. Georg thought a career in law would offer more prospects and stability (60). Handel’s father was so against having his son play music

George Frideric Handel was truly one of the greatest Baroque composers. He composed many major musical works and contributed greatly to the development of the musical world. According to Goulding, Handel is known as “Baroque Melodist; Oratorio Genius” (5). Handel is perhaps most well-known for his oratorio, Messiah. When people think of Messiah, it is a foregone conclusion that it is ‘Handel’s Messiah.’ Much can be learned about George Frideric Handel through examining his life, musical works, and

Known for writing the greatest oratorio of all time “Messiah”, George Frideric Handel was not only a composer of masterpieces but also made significant contributions to all of the musical genres of his generation (Bio, 2015). Handel brought a new popularity to operas and oratorios throughout England and Germany and his music became a central part of England’s national culture and he was later viewed as a German composer of the first rank (Cudworth, 2014). This presentation will firstly be overviewing

George Frederick Handel George Frederick Handel was born on February 24, 1685 in Halle, Germany. One of the greatest composers of the late baroque period (1700-50) and, during his lifetime, perhaps the most internationally famous of all musicians. Handel was born February 24, 1685, in Halle, Germany, to a family of no musical distinction. His own musical talent, however, expressed itself so clearly that before his tenth birthday he began to receive, from a local organist, the only formal musical

similarities between him and Bach; first of all they were born in the same year:1685, even if it's not a case than the most geniuses of the late baroque era (Couperin, Telemann Scarlatti ) would have almost been all co-aged.Neverhless unlike Bach, Handel immortalised the name of a family of cheesemakers or of the Prince of Saxony's barber/surgeon -his father. And really it was under the influence and the strong expectations of the latter that like many other aspirants gentlemen, the young Haendel

George Frideric Handel was born musically inclined. As a child he was deprived of musical instruments because his father wanted him to pursue the law profession. However, George was allowed to take music lessons from a local organist, by the name of Friedrich Wilhelm Zachau, after Handel had impressed the Duke when he played the organ at the chapel. In his following years, Handel would travel to many places, accepting many different musical occupations. As Handel traveled, he was introduced to many