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George Frideric Handel: Father
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George Frideric practiced in secrecy for two years. One late afternoon, he was nearly caught. His father walked into the kitchen from the back porch door. Dorothea was busy preparing supper. At seeing her husband, she screamed, "Georg!"
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One day, nine-year-old Handel was asked to play the organ postlude at a royal church service. His playing was so brilliant that he caught the notice of a duke, who pressed Handel's reluctant father to let him take formal lessons. His father agreed, and Handel went to study with the organist at their local church. It wasn't long before Handel could take his place at the organ. By eighteen, Handel was a mature composer with a growing reputation.
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Before he died, Handel lost his eyesight due to cataracts. During his travels to Italy in 1706 to 1710, he met Arcangelo Correli and the father-son composers Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti. Handel was buried at the Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
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Handel's dad thought Handel had learned too much music. He ordered Handel to return from a trip to Berlin. George arrived home just in time to say good-bye to his dying 74-year-old father.
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Because Handel’s father wanted him to become a lawyer, Georg prevented Handel from playing any musical instruments. However, Handel managed to sneak past his father’s command by playing the hidden clavichord in the attic. At the age of 9, the Duke heard Handel playing the organ and convinced Georg to let Handel study music under Friedrich Zachow. When Handel was just 12, his father died leaving Handel as the “man of the household.”
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It is known that Handel's father didn't want him to become a musician, his father wanted him to become a lawyer instead. But Handel managed to secretly play the clavichord in their attic. Later on his father would allow him to study music under Friedrich Zachow.
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