Who's Handel?

born Georg Friederich Händel, but later known as George Frederic or Frederick Handel, this composer born in Germany in 1685 was music trained in Italy and lived in England from 1712 to his death in 1759, which was known in 1727. Today. Although his father discouraged Handel's desire for career in music, he took the keyboard and composition lessons and got his own spinet.

Handel's musical education was first disturbed by the death of his father in 1697, and secondly to watch his father's wishes and to start studying law in 1702.Itil he became music and became an organist of the Protestant cathedral in Halle. In 1704 he moved to Hamburg and worked as a violinist and harpsichordist in the Opera Orchestra. In 1708, four of his early operas were made there.

traveling in Italy in 1706–1709, Handel turned his attention to the composition of sacred music and wrote a number of cantatas.In 1707, his first Italian opera, Rodrigo was deployed in Florence, followed by Agrippina in 1709. He also spent time in Rome, where two oratorios were produced.

He became Kapellmeister Hanover voters in 1710 was a big change for handel, because it was George, soon became King George I. Great Britain and the connection occurred to England. It was here that the earliest works of Handel were written, including Water Music , which was made on a boat F or Water Party in July 1717. The story is that I was so in love with the work that he had three apartments three times at the premiere.

In the house, which now houses the Handel Museum Museum, was written by Handel 1726 Opera Scipio , a march from which the march used by the British Grenadier Rangers. In addition, one of the anthem written for the coronation of King George II. In 1727 - year when it was naturalized - it has been played at every British coronation since.

Handel in 1737 suffered a disease or stroke and after healing it composed more oratories than operas, including oratorio Messiah , a piece still provided hundreds of performances a year in the United States. In 1749 he wrote music for Royal Fireworks , whose premiere was heard by 12,000 people. In his later life he provided a favorable presentation of his works for charity. After his death in 1759 he was buried in the Abbey of Westminster.