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George Frideric Handel

Also known as Handel, G. F. Händel, Georg Friedrich Händel, George Frideric, Händel, G. F. Handel, George Frederick Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

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George Frideric Handel was a male composer active from 1702 until his death in 1759. He is associated with the baroque and classical genres, and his work spans music, opera, and composition. His nationalities include GB, DE, IT, ITA, and GBR, and he is linked to the United Kingdom.

Notable works include Joshua, Samson, and The Messiah. Other publications include the Index of the complete works of George Frederic Handel as published by Breitkopf and Haertel, Second series of Dr. Clarke's Handel, and works by Georg Philipp Telemann, Antonio Vivaldi, Franz Joseph Haydn, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are listed as similar artists.

His quotes include, "Whether I was in my body or out of my body I know not. God knows it!" and "I should be sorry if I only entertained them, I wish to make them better." He is categorized under tags such as Classical, baroque, german, composers, and instrumental.

Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, VIAF, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born: 1685
Died: 1759
Works: 863

Top works

Index of the complete works of George Frederic Handel as published by Breitkopf and Haertel
Second series of Dr. Clarke's Handel
Joshua
Samson
The messiah

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1685-02-23
Active to: 1759-04-14

baroquebritishbritish composerclassicalcomposerenglish

Discography

Triosonaten1982
Feuerwerksmusik1984
Feuerwerksmusik / Wassermusik1984
The Heroick Mr. Handel1986
Concerti Grossi 5, 6, 71990
Sonatas for two violins and basso continuo, Op 51992
Famous Concertos ~ Suites1994
Händel (1685 - 1759)1994
Handel's Messiah (Highlights)1994
Julius Caesar1994

Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 541,368
Total plays: 5,555,446

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

A short history ofSHELX
· 2007 · cited 79,968x
Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 48,676x
Crystal structure refinement withSHELXL
· 2015 · cited 40,968x
SHELXT– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination
· 2015 · cited 27,720x
A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity
· 1961 · cited 23,217x

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan: 1685–1759
Nationality: GB, DE, IT, ITA, GBR
Role / Field: Compositores, Compositeurs, Composers, Composer, Vijolnieks, Music
Language: ger, eng, zxx, deu
Gender: Male

Recorded by 46 libraries

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Quotes

“Whether I was in my body or out of my body I know not. God knows it!”
“I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God himself.”
“I should be sorry if I only entertained them, I wish to make them better.”
“You have taken far too much trouble over your opera. Here in England that is mere waste of time. What the English like is something that they can beat time to, something that hits them straight on the drum of the ear.”
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
“Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel, God with us.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Holy Roman Empire
Place of birth: Halle (Saale)
Place of death: Westminster
Father: Georg Händel
Occupation: university teacher
Position held: organist
Educated at: Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Languages spoken: Italian
Native language: German
Religion: Lutheranism
Notable work: Concerti grossi, Op. 6
Student of: Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow
Genre: coronation anthem
Movement: Baroque music
Instrument: oboe
Official website: gfhandel.org
Image: George Frideric Handel by Balthasar Denner.jpg
Residence: Republic of Venice

Show 19 more facts

place of burial: Poets' Corner
Commons category: Georg Friedrich Händel
date of birth: 1685-03-05
topic's main category: Category:George Frideric Handel
date of death: 1759-04-14
Commons Creator page: Georg Friedrich Händel
Commons gallery: Georg Friedrich Händel
list of works: list of compositions by George Frideric Handel
name in native language: George Frideric Handel
birth name: Georg Friedrich Händel
influenced by: Domenico Scarlatti
writing language: English language
date of burial or cremation: 1759-04-20
start of work period: 1702-00-00
P8168: Dance of the Death
related category: Category:Compositions by George Frideric Handel
medical condition: epilepsy
P12749: Heinrich Ahrens
catalogue raisonné: Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis

Sources (7)

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to George Frideric Handel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Handel's sacred oratorio The Messiah [Música notada]: composed in the year 1741

Where'er you walk [Música notada] :]from Semele/1743

Fragment du 1st. Haendel concert [Noted music]

Andante et Musette du IVe. concerto de Haendel [Música notada]

Fragment du Ve. concerto de Haendel [Música notada]

Musette du VIe. concert [Music noticed]

Air varié du XIIe. concerto [Música notada]

Allegro, Air & Final [Music Noted]

Waft her, angels [Música notada] :]from the oratorio of Jephtha

Where'er you walk : from "Semele"

Air de Suzanne d'après Haendel [Música notada]

Largo du 2me. concerto pour hautbois de Haendel [Música notada]

Arioso de Haendel [Música notada] : Ode à Ste. Cécile avec accompagnement de violin, violoncelle, orgue et piano

Giuda Maccabeo. Choeur de guerriers [Música notada]

Compositions pour piano.. Cah. IV,, Fughettes

Air de Rinaldo [Música notada]

Samson [Música notada] :]an oratorio in score

Judas Macchabaeus [Música notada] :]an oratorio in score as it was originally perform'd

Gloire à Dieu [Música notada] :]choeur triomphal de Judas Machabée

The foudre in main [Music Noted]:] choeur de Samson

Gavotte [Música notada]

Le forgeron [Música notada] : air

God save the Queen [Música notada] :]chant national anglais

Largo/(Handel)

Honor and Arms/(Trade)

The Messiah: Choir: 1st part, “Because it is us a child born” (For unto us a child is born)/(G. F. Händel)

Messiah: Behold the lamb of God/(Trade)

The Messiah: Sinfonia (introduction); 1st part/(G. F. Händel)

Arioso: (Cantata con stromenti) Thank you, Lord/(Handel)

Largo (recitative and aria: Zartes Blätterdach...): from the opera “Xerxes”/Musik: Händel. Text: Reinhard

Psalm 112: 1st part/Handel

Largo: from Xerxes/(trade)

Samson: Total eclipse "No Sun! No Moon! "/ Trade

All Thale: aria from the oratorio “Der Messias”/(G. F. Händel)

“Cantata con stromenti”: Arioso (thank you, Lord)/(Handel)

The Messiah: Choir: 1st part, “Because it is us a child born” (For unto us a child is born)/(G. F. Händel)

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Encyclopedic overview

George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (/ˈhændəl/ HAN-dəl; baptised Georg Fried[e]rich Händel, German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] ; 5 March [O.S. 23 February] 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti.

Born in Halle, Handel spent his early life in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. In turn, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognised as one of the greatest composers of his age.

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