George Frideric Handel

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This paper looks at the life of George Fredric Handel, an English composer who lived from 1685 to 1759 who was born in Halle, Germany and is widely known as one of the great masters of the baroque movement. The paper examines his childhood and education and looks at some of works including his most notable composition, the oratorio "Messiah".

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"Handel was sent as a boy to Friedrich Zachow, an organist and composer at Halle, for three years of training. He then studied law at the University of Halle but later in 1703 joined the opera orchestra at Hamburg, learning and playing while supporting himself by teaching organ lessons to others. It was here that his first two operas, Almira and Nero were written and produced. His life was challenging, as he suffered at least two known strokes and the development of cataracts, which eventually resulted in complete blindness despite a rather painful and rudimentary surgery, yet despite this he continued to write and support the music world up to the day he died. "

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