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During the preparations, Handel and John Montagu, Duke of Montagu, the Master-General of the Ordnance and the officer responsible for the Royal Fireworks, had an argument about adding violins. The duke made clear to Handel that King George had a preference for only martial instruments (winds and percussion), and hoped there would be "no fiddles".
Händel's father, Valentin Händel (1582–1636), was a coppersmith, from Breslau (present day Wrocław). [1] In 1607 he married Anna Belching (1589–1670), the daughter of a master coppersmith in Eisleben. [2] Both were Protestants (Eisleben was the hometown of Martin Luther), as was Breslau, even though Silesia was a Habsburg possession.
1 13 Ballo and Minuet 1 14 Gavotte 1 15 Siciliana 1 16 Air Shepherd Gay and light as yonder sheep 1 17 Chorus Gay and light as yonder sheep 1 18 Recitative Nabal 'Tis Carmel's annual holiday 1 19 Chorus Happy, while we reign in pleasure 2 1 Recitative David Asaph, 'tis well advis'd 2 2 Air David Great Creator 2 3 Chorus God, who in they heav ...
List of concerti grossi by George Frideric Handel HWV Key Composed Premiere Venue Published Opus Notes 312 B-flat major ?Hanover, c. 1710 1734 Opus 3 No. 1 No Handel autograph. Earliest surviving manuscript score from c. 1724. Probably the earliest concerto in the Op. 3 set 313 B-flat major c. 1715–1718 1734 Opus 3 No. 2 314 G major c. 1717 ...
[2] [3] Said autographs were part of the bequest that founded the museum, made in 1816 by Richard FitzWilliam, 7th Viscount FitzWilliam [4] (not related to the Earls Fitzwilliam), who had bought them at auction following the death of J.C. Smith the Younger (1712–95), from the portion of his collection remaining after a major gift to King ...
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (/ ˈ h æ n d əl / HAN-dəl; [a] baptised Georg Fried[e]rich Händel, [b] German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] ⓘ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) [3] [c] was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos.
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (HWV 72) is a serenata for three voices by George Frideric Handel. It was first performed at Naples on 19 July 1708; the completed score is dated to 16 June 1708. A sort of dramatic cantata , the work was commissioned by Duchess Donna Aurora Sanseverino for the wedding of Tolomeo Saverio Gallo, Duke of Alvito, and ...
Grove [1] reference Händel-Gesellschaft reference Hallische Händel-Ausgabe reference Notes 1 Prelude: 107 xlviii, 149 The prelude did not appear in the first edition published by John Walsh [2] and was taken from Handel's keyboard suite HWV 428. HWV 561 is another version of the prelude. [citation needed] 2 Allemande: 108 ii, 81 iv/5, 29 3 ...