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George Frideric Handel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Handel sojourned in Italy in 1706 where he met Corelli, and both Scarlattis (Alessandro and Domenico). His return to Hanover, four years later, was to assume the post of Kapellmeister to the Elector (soon to become king George I of England).
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A biography of German-born composer George Frederick Handel. ... and it contains the beautiful air afterwards known as "Lascia ch'io pianga." At the age of 21 he went to Italy, where he passed three years, and on his return he was made Chapelmaster to the Elector of Hanover (George I). ... Handel was a man of strong,
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George Frideric Handel (1685-1759); One of the greatest composers of the late baroque period (1700-1750) and, during his lifetime, perhaps the most internationally famous of all musicians. Handel was born February 24, 1685, in Halle, Germany, to a family of no musical distinction.
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George Frederick Handel (German, Georg Friedrich Händel) was born on Feb. 23, 1685, to Georg and Dorothea Händel in Halle. To study music he had to overcome his father's objections, at the same time yielding to insistence that he study law.
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