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"Handel is the greatest composer who ever lived. I would bare my head and kneel at his grave" ; -- L.v. Beethoven (1824) ... Handel Houses ... Handel Societie...
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George Frideric Handel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Frideric Handel (1685-1759); DEU/ENG ... Handel was born in the German city of Halle on February 23, 1685. His father noted but did not nurture his musical talent, and he had to sneak a small keyboard instrument into his attic to practice.
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The Handel House Museum was home to the baroque composer George Frideric Handel from 1723 until his death in 1759. This landmark address is where Handel composed some of the greatest music in history including Messiah, Zadok the Priest and Music for the Royal Fireworks, and died on 14 April 1759.
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Born in Halle (50 miles from Eisenach, Bach's birthplace) in the same year as Bach, Handel studied with Zachau, and became a friend of Mattheson. In 1703 he was appointed violinist-composer for Hamburg's German opera.
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