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George Frideric Handel: Water Music
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In 1723 Handel moved into a newly built house in 25 Brook Street, London, which he rented until his death in 1759, 36 years later. The house is now called Handel House Museum[1] and is open to the public. It was here that Handel composed some of his most famous music such as Messiah, Zadok the Priest, and Fireworks Music.
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Handel's sight became impaired in 1751, and by 1753 he was totally blind, but he continued to conduct performances of his works on occasion. He is buried in Westminster Abbey. Handel's musical style exemplifies the vigor and grandeur of the late German baroque and at the same time has English and Italian qualities of directness, clarity, and charm. He strongly influenced English composers for a century after his death, and, following a period of relative neglect, he has again come to be recognized as one of music's great figures.
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After a token visit to Hanover the following summer Handel returned to London, which became his permanent home. Between 1712 and 1715 he produced in rapid succession Il pastor fido, Teseo, Silla, and Amadigi. During this period he ... composed a large amount of music for harp-sichord, chamber ensembles, and orchestra, as well as various works for royal occasions, including the Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate and the Birthday Ode for Queen Anne, both in 1713. These two so impressed the Queen that she awarded Handel an annual salary of £200.
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Near the end of his life, George became blind but still continued to perform on the organ and continued to compose music by dictating it to a friend who wrote it down. On April 6 1759 George conducted a performance of Messiah, was taken ill and returned home. He died on April 14, 1759, was given a state funeral, and was buried in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abby in London, England. Over 3000 people attended his funeral.
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Except for a few visits to the European continent, Handel spent the rest of his life in England. In1726, he became a British subject, which enabled him to be appointed a composer of the Chapel Royal. In this capacity he wrote much music, including the coronation anthem for George II in 1727 and the funeral anthem for Queen Caroline 10 years later.
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Scrapbook, compiler unknown, containing materials related to 19th-century performances of Handel's music in England. Includes manuscript letters, magazine and newspaper clippings, performance ticket stubs, embossed rehearsal tickets (1834), printed programs, printed publications, engraved plates (portraits, illustrations), etc. Contains memorabilia from performances of the Royal Music Festival, Westminster Abbey (1834); Clippings about the first performance of Handel's "Coronation Anthem" and the "Overture to Samson," at the Music Festival at Westminster Abbey in 1834; printed programs from the Handel Festival at the Crystal Palace (1857-1859); printed diagrams of sections of roofs of various cathedrals, music halls &c used for great musical festivals; printed diagram of the comparative dimensions of the principal orchestras of England; Autograph letters signed by various musicians (some from the Handel Festival at Crystal Palace, 1859). Includes correspondence of: Mr. Michael Costa, conductor of the Handel Festival, 1859; Clara Novello (Soprano); James Howell, R. S. Pratton (flutist), and others; and newspaper clippings concerning the Handel Festival at Crystal Palace in 1862. 1 v. (77 leaves).
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