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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 concertos.
George Frideric Handel's operas comprise 42 musical dramas that were written between 1705 and 1741 in various genres.Though his large scale English language works written for the theatre are technically oratorios and not operas, several of them, such as Semele (1744), have become an important part of the opera repertoire.
Autograph lost. Performed for King George I on The Thames from a barge containing about 50 musicians. The King insisted on the performance being repeated more than once 349 Suite. Water Music suite No. 2: D major 1717 17 July 1717 1788 Autograph lost. Performed for King George I on The Thames from a barge containing about 50 musicians.
George Frideric Handel, engraving by John Faber after a painting by Thomas Hudson. The Twelve Grand Concertos, Op. 6, HWV 319–330, by George Frideric Handel are concerti grossi for a concertino trio of two violins and cello and a ripieno four-part string orchestra with harpsichord continuo.
La resurrezione (The Resurrection), HWV 47, is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, set to a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece (1652–1728). Capece was court poet to Queen Marie Casimire of Poland, who was living in exile in Rome.
Georg was the sixth child of Valentin and Anna, born in 1622 [1] in the Neumarkt section of Halle. [2] Valentin became a respected citizen of the city. The 1697 inscription on the vault Georg Händel purchased in 1674 refers to his father as "Councillor," [3] presumably a member of the city council of Halle. Georg's two older brothers, Valentin ...
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 Courante: 109 ii, 82 ...
George Frideric Handel. Solomon, HWV 67, is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel.The anonymous libretto – currently thought to have been penned by the English Jewish poet/playwright Moses Mendes (d.1758) [1] – is based on the biblical stories of the wise king Solomon from the First Book of Kings and the Second Book of Chronicles, with additional material from Antiquities of the Jews by ...