George Frideric Handel (Composer)
Born: 5th March 1685, Halle (Saale)
Died: 14th April 1759, London
Nationality: English, German
George Frideric was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque.
Handel started three commercial opera companies to supply the English nobility with Italian opera. In 1737 he had a physical breakdown, changed direction creatively, and addressed the middle class and made a transition to English choral works.
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- Dank sei Dir Gott (1)
- Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah) (4)
- Joy to the World (11)
- Judas Maccabaeus: See, the conqu'ring hero comes! (1)
- Lascia ch'io pianga (from Rinaldo) (4)
- Minuet (1)
- Ombra mai fu (from Serse) (1)
- Passacaglia (1)
- Samson: Let the bright seraphim (1)
- Sarabande (1)
- Sinfonia & Gavotte (1)
- Xerxes, HWV 40: Largo (2)