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George Frideric Handel: Death
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Before his death, Handel had lost his vision due to cataracts. He died on April 14, 1759. He was buried at Westminster Abbey, and it was said that over 3,000 people attended his funeral.
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The oratorios displayed to maximum effect Handel's melodic gift and the sense of timing he brought to big choral numbers. Among the most popular of all the oratorios was Judas Maccabeus, composed in 32 days in 1746. Handel presented the oratorio six times during its first season and about 40 times before his death 12 years later, conducting it 30 times himself.
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Handel lived in the same house from 1723 until his death (interestingly, two centuries later (in 1969) Jimi Hendrix lived in the house next door for a short period of time). An online guide to the museum.
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