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HANDEL
Feb 23, 2005 10:43:03 GMT -5
Post by Charity on Feb 23, 2005 10:43:03 GMT -5
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HANDEL
Feb 23, 2005 10:44:27 GMT -5
Post by Charity on Feb 23, 2005 10:44:27 GMT -5
Epoch: Late Baroque Country: Germany-England
He was born Georg Friederich Händel, son of a barber-surgeon who intended him for the law. At first he practised music clandestinely, but his father was encouraged to allow him to study and he became a pupil of Zachow, the principal organist in Halle. When he was 17 he was appointed organist of the Calvinist Cathedral, but a year later he left for Hamburg. There he played the violin and harpsichord in the opera house, where his Almira was given at the beginning of 1705, soon followed by his Nero. The next year he accepted an invitation to Italy, where he spent more than three years, in Florence, Rome, Naples and Venice. He had operas or other dramatic works given in all these cities (oratorios in Rome, including La resurrezione) and, writing many Italian cantatas, perfected his technique in setting Italian words for the human voice. In Rome he also composed some Latin church music.
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HANDEL
Feb 23, 2005 10:44:54 GMT -5
Post by Charity on Feb 23, 2005 10:44:54 GMT -5
www.botproductions.com/music/messiah.htmlHandel's Messiah MIDI Files The Messiah was written by G.F. Handel in just 24 days. Bot Productions has sequenced the entire work and made it available here. Select a file from below or download a zip file: messiah.zip (198 KB)
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HANDEL
Feb 23, 2005 10:54:22 GMT -5
Post by Charity on Feb 23, 2005 10:54:22 GMT -5
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HANDEL
Feb 23, 2005 10:57:08 GMT -5
Post by Charity on Feb 23, 2005 10:57:08 GMT -5
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HANDEL
Feb 23, 2005 11:03:30 GMT -5
Post by Charity on Feb 23, 2005 11:03:30 GMT -5
MUSIC-COMPOSER'S QUIZ
NAME______________________DATE_______
1. NAME OF THIS WEEK'S COMPOSER____________________________
2. NICKNAME?_____________________________________
3. WHAT COUNTRY WAS COMPOSER BORN________________________________
4. WHAT YEAR WAS COMPOSER BORN________________________________
5. WHAT YEAR DID COMPOSER DIE________________________
6. NAME ONE OF COMPOSER'S FAMOUS WORKS______________________________
7. HOW MANY OPERA'S OR CONCERTO'S DID COMPOSER WRITE_____________________
8. WHAT WAS THE FIRST OR PRIMARY INSTRUMENT COMPOSER PLAYED_______________________________
9. TELL OF TWO THINGS YOU LEARNED THAT WAS INTERESTING ABOUT THIS COMPOSER_____________________________ ______________________________________
10. WHAT WAS COMPOSER'S CONDITION AT DEATH________________________________ _____________________________________
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HANDEL
Feb 23, 2005 14:53:11 GMT -5
Post by Charity on Feb 23, 2005 14:53:11 GMT -5
George Frideric Handel German-born English composer of the baroque era Birth February 23, 1685 Death April 14, 1759 Place of Birth Halle, Germany Principal Residence England Milestones 1705 Saw his first opera, Almira, performed in Hamburg 1706-1710 Lived in Italy, where he composed the opera Agrippina, first performed in 1709 1710 Became court composer for the elector of Hannover 1711 Produced the opera Rinaldo in London 1717 Produced Water Music for King George I of England 1717-1718 Composed the 11 Chandos Anthems while employed by the Duke of Chandos 1719-1728 Worked as musical director of the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he produced several operas, including Radamisto (1720) and Tamerlano (1724) 1729 With Swiss opera manager J. J. Heidegger, founded a new music academy where he produced several operas, including Orlando (1733) 1742 Produced the oratorio Messiah in Dublin 1749 Produced Music for the Royal Fireworks to celebrate the end of the War of Austrian Succession Did You Know Handel's salary was doubled when his employer, the elector of Hannover, was crowned King George I of England in 1714. Handel lost his eyesight during the last few years of his life. Handel's father was 63 years old when Handel was born. Born Georg Friedrich Händel, Handel anglicized the spelling of his name after becoming a British citizen in 1727. Handel never married.
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