George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel was a German-born composer who spent most of his career in England, becoming a British subject in 1727.
He is best known for his operas, oratorios, and orchestral works, particularly the oratorio *Messiah* and its "Hallelujah" chorus.
Along with Bach, he represents the culmination of the Baroque era in music.
- EstherHebrew name meaning star
- MessiahProphesied divine deliverer
- oratorioUnstaged sacred choral work
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- Italian styleDesign sensibility from Rome
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- Court Artistscourt painter, Hans Holbein, Titian
- Oratoriooratorio, Messiah, aria, recitative, chorus
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Prepared piano inventor
Johann Sebastian Bach · Richard Wagner · Claude Debussy · Igor Stravinsky · Antonio Vivaldi
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