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George Frederic Handel
Birth: 2-23-1685
Death: 4-14-1759
Alternate First Name: Georg Friedrich
Alternate Surname: Haendel
Biography
Handel was a musical composer and musician. He is considered one of the greatest composers of the baroque period. Handel studied music at a young age under the organist Zachau. In 1702 he attended school at the Friedrichs-Universitat, where he trained to become a lawyer, and where he was appointed organist. In 1703 he moved to Hamburg where he began composing works and worked as second violinist in the orchestra at the opera house. At 20 years of age he wrote his first opera, "Almira." Through the early eighteenth-century he travelled to London, Florence, and Hanover, composing works. In 1712 he permanently settled in London. In 1711 the opera he was commissioned to write for the Queen's theatre "Rinaldo", opened. Soon after George I hired Handel as music master for the royal family. In England he developed the English oratio. By 1753 he was experiencing declining vision and bouts of anxiety and depression. On April 6, 1759 he died.
Letter References
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 23, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 24, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 28, 1833
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Biography:
Handel was a musical composer and musician. He is considered one of the greatest composers of the baroque period. Handel studied music at a young age under the organist Zachau. In 1702 he attended school at the Friedrichs-Universitat, where he trained to become a lawyer, and where he was appointed organist. In 1703 he moved to Hamburg where he began composing works and worked as second violinist in the orchestra at the opera house. At 20 years of age he wrote his first opera, "Almira." Through the early eighteenth-century he travelled to London, Florence, and Hanover, composing works. In 1712 he permanently settled in London. In 1711 the opera he was commissioned to write for the Queen's theatre "Rinaldo", opened. Soon after George I hired Handel as music master for the royal family. In England he developed the English oratio. By 1753 he was experiencing declining vision and bouts of anxiety and depression. On April 6, 1759 he died.
Citation Type:
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title:
Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–20, 22.
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Name:
Oxford University Press
Year:
1921-1922
Start Page:
1161
End Page:
1175
Citation Notes:
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Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type:
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title:
George Frideric Handel
Publisher Location:
Mineola, New York
Publisher Name:
Dover Publications, Inc
Year:
1966
Start Page:
10
End Page:
10
Citation Notes:
https://books.google.com/books?id=-Z7VTQC7zt0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=george+frederick+handel&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwicqNjmlprTAhWQ8oMKHfazDKoQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=george%20frederick%20handel&f=false
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type:
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title:
George Frideric Handel
Publisher Location:
Mineola, New York
Publisher Name:
Dover Publications, Inc
Year:
1966
Start Page:
527
Citation Notes:
https://books.google.com/books?id=-Z7VTQC7zt0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=george+frederick+handel&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwicqNjmlprTAhWQ8oMKHfazDKoQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=george%20frederick%20handel%201759&f=false