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Handel Is One Of The Most Remarkable Figures In The History Of Western Music. His Compositions Form One Of The Peaks Of Creative Achievement In The Baroque Period, And Cover A Remarkable Range: Full-scale Italian Operas And English Oratorios (including Messiah), But Also Shorter Works Such As The Water Music And The Coronation Anthem Zadok The Priest. His Compositional Processes Were Often Complex, But Could Result In Accessible And Memorable 'hit Tunes', Such As The Aria That Subsequently Became Famous As 'handel's Largo'. His Life And Career Were As Remarkable As His Music. Born In Germany To A Family That Reputedly Tried To Discourage His Initial Interest In Music, He Broke Away To Seek His Fortune In Italian Opera, And Proceeded To Gain First-hand Experience Of The Latest Italian Styles In Rome, Florence, Venice And Naples. A Series Of Career Moves Brought Him Via Hanover To London, Where He Eventually Settled And Dominated The City's Musical Life For Half A Century.^ There He Quickly Made His Mark In English Church Music As Well As Italian Opera, And Eventually Created Two New Musical Genres--english Theatre Oratorio And The Organ Concerto. Handel Is Important Also Because, As

Author

Donald Burrows

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199781409

Subjects

History, Music, Biography

Updated

2026-03-24