Handel
Oratorio's greatest exponent
Handel is a German surname, most famously borne by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), the Baroque composer known for *Messiah* and its "Hallelujah" chorus.
References to Handel typically mean this composer: a Handel oratorio, the Handel festival.
The name is sometimes confused with Haydn, another Baroque-era composer.
baroque
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- oratorioUnstaged sacred choral work
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- MessiahProphesied divine deliverer
harpsichord · counterpoint · fugue · aria · chorus · libretto · overture · Saul · Solomon · coronation
Bach
German composer surname
- ComposersBach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Haydn
- Baroquebaroque music, baroque art, Bernini, Bach, Caravaggio
- Baroque MusicBach, Vivaldi, harpsichord, Vivaldi Four Seasons, cantata
- German ComposersBach, Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner, Schumann
- Baroque MusiciansBach, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Purcell, Scarlatti
- choral musicchoral music, choral works, choral arrangements, choral arrangement, choir arrangements
baroque vs. other musical eras
HandelDebussy
French impressionist composer
Stravinsky · John Cage · Schoenberg · Philip Glass · Wagner
- door handleMechanism for opening portals
- love handlesFatty tissue at waist
- handle with careInstruction for delicate items
- fly off the handleLose temper suddenly
- get a handle onAchieve understanding or control
- flew off the handleReacted with sudden rage
handle, handled, handling, handles, handler, mishandle, mishandling, mishandled, unhandled