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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 concerti.
A 1727 portrait of George Frideric Handel by Balthasar Denner. Music historian Charles Burney, who was Thomas Arne's pupil, says that Handel "was very fond of Mrs Cibber, whose voice and manners had softened his severity for her want of musical knowledge". [8] In 1740, Cibber sang in the world premiere of her brother's masque Alfred.
In 1685 George Friedrich Handel was born, followed by sisters Dorothea Sophia in 1687 and Johanna Christiana in 1690 (she died in 1709). According to John Mainwaring , Handel's first biographer, "Handel had discovered such a strong propensity to Music, that his father who always intended him for the study of the Civil Law, had reason to be alarmed.
The Foundling Hospital Anthem (HWV 268), also known by its longer title "Blessed are they that considereth the poor" , [a] is a choral anthem composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749. It was written for the Foundling Hospital in London and was first performed in the chapel there. Handel wrote two versions, one for choir only and one for choir ...
George Frideric Handel. Alexander's Feast (HWV 75) is an ode with music by George Frideric Handel set to a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton.Hamilton adapted his libretto from John Dryden's ode Alexander's Feast, or the Power of Music (1697) which had been written to celebrate Saint Cecilia's Day.
William Savage (1720 – 27 July 1789) was an English composer, organist, and singer of the 18th century.He sang as a boy treble and alto, a countertenor, and as a bass.He is best remembered for his association with the composer George Frideric Handel, in whose oratorios Savage sang.
George Frideric Handel. In 1723, Handel had been appointed as Composer of Music for King George I of Great Britain's Chapel Royal.He was also expected to teach the princesses of the Royal Family; however, the Schism Act 1714 prohibited foreigners from officially teaching without a licence from a bishop, though there was an exemption in the law for educating children of nobility.
George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) wrote his will [1] [2] over a number of years and with a number of codicils.Handel created the first version of his will with nine years to live, and completed his will (with the final codicil) three days before his death.