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| in Halle on 23 feb 1685 in Germany. | born |
| gained access to a clavier and practised diligently. On a family visit to court of Saxe Weissenfels, he astonised everyone by playing the organ. | early life |
| entered University of Halle, in March became organist at Calvinist Domkirche. A year later, he moved to Hamburg, obtained position as an orchestral violinist later, as harpsichordist, at the Opera and taught private music lessons. Reinhard Keiser was opera director at that time. At hamburg, Handel and Matteson became friends, together they visited Dietrich Buxtehude. | In february 1702 |
| while in Hamburg, Handel composed three operas: Almira and Nero. The third opera was divided and produced Hamburg in 1708 as Der begluckte Florindo (happy florindo) and Die verwandelte Daphe ( transformed daphne) | in 1705 |
| his Oratorio per la Resurrezione di Nostro Signore Gesu Christo was presented at Ruspolies palace. At first performance, soprano Margherita Durastanti sang the role of Maddalena. Handel wrote other music while in Italy, including 3 large scale Latin motets and operas Aci, Galatea e Polifemo(1708) and Agrippina (1709). | in april 1708 |
| Handel learned to write long breathed melodies in bel canto style. In performance, he demonstrated his organ playing talent, and he proved his equality with Domenico Scarlatti at the harpsichord. | from alessandro Scarlatti |
| he was appointed Kapellmeister whic is the Chapel master. He composed Rinaldo, first opera he composed in England, which was performed in Queens Theatre in 1711. | In June 1710 |
| he became acquainted with the Arnes, Pepusch, and other English composers. Queen Anne commissioned him to compose works commemorating the Peace of Utrecht; he composed an Ode for the Queens birthday and his Te Deum and Jubilate were performed in St pauls Cathedral in 1713. | From 1713-16 |
| Queen anne died in 1714, Elector of Hanover became George 1, Kinf of Great Britain (1714-27). | in 1714 |
| He composed special music, presumably the Water Music, for performance on a barge during a royal procession on the Thames River 17 July 1717. | 1717 |
| Handel returned to London and revised some of his operas for performance. at the end of June 1718 the opera house closed permanently. That summer James Brydges , who became Duke of Chandos, employed Handel as residnet composer. For Chandos, Handel composed 11 anthems, a Te Deum in B flat, and two masques in English: Acis and Galatea and Esther. | Late in 1716 |
| Handel was a salaried employe of Royal academy of Music. Some of his finest opere serie were written and performed in 1723-25: Guilio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Ceasar in Egypt), Tamerlano and Rodelinda. | IN 1719-28 |
| handel was appointed composer to Chapel Royal. Special events required new music, such as four anthems performed in Westminster Abbey at the coronation of George 2. In 1732, the children of Chapel Royal performed Handels oratorio Esther. That was the first performance of oratorio in London. A problem arose when Princess Anne requested Handel to transfer the performances to Kings Theatre- the Bishop of London forbade stage presentation of a sacred subject in opera house. But Handel revised and enlarged the score, and Esther was performed in the manner of the Coronation Service, without action, and with books in choirboys hands. | In 1721, |
| Handel produced several oratorios, gradually oratorio performances were moved closer to the Lenten season. | In april 1735 |
| Handel suffered a stroke that caused slight mental impairment and temporarily paralyzed his right arm so that playing and conducting were impossible. | On 13 April 1737 |
| Handel prepared the English oratorio Messiah, some of the muic was newly composed, but much of it was borrowed from earlier works. The libretto, prepared by Charles Jennens, uses words taken exclusively from the Bible. The oratorio was performed in Neales Music Hall on 13 April 1742. | Between 22 August and 14 September 1741 |
| Messiah was a failure because many persons considered presentation of biblical words in playhouse blasphemous. Messiah was not accepted by London audiences until it was presented at Foundling HOspital Chapel in 1750. | 1750 |
| Handel suffered another slight stroke from which he soon recovered. When prince of wales requested a new opera, Handel composed Semele. When the king commissioned martial music with no fiddles for the fireworks display at Green park to celebrate the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle, Handel wrote Music for the Royal Fireworks. | In april 1743 |
| began composing the oratorio Jephtha in 1751. Then glaucoma and cataract caused loss of sight in his left eye and weakened the other. | in 1751 |
| Handel became ill, he died at home n 14 April 1759. his body was interred in Westminster Abbey. | In september 1758 |
| eclectic, with various elements he selected smoothly woven into his musical fabric. Handels style is Italianate, with added French, German, and English elements. He learned from Keiser how to orchestrate for woodwinds and from Corelli how to write for Stringed instruments. Alessandro Scarlatti is apparent in his vocal works. He composed music rapidly. he planned music mentally then notated his mental image. Wrote good deal for high male voices. assigned male roles to female singers | style of Handel |
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