George frideric handel biography ppt rubric

Title: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)


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George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
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George Fredric Handel

• born in Halle, Germany
• Father was a wealthy barber/surgeon that believed
  that Handel should never enter the music field.

• Born Georg Friedrich Händel, Handel anglicized
  the spelling of his name after becoming a British
  citizen in 1727.
• Handel never married.

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Early Years

• Learned opera style through actively absorbing it
  as a violin player in Hamburg.

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• First opera was Almira (age 20).
• Was a great success for his age.
• Age 25 appointed as the conductor for the Elector
  of Hanover.

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Hanover

• He traveled to London to stage his opera, which
  was very well received
• The next time he went to London, he just stayed
• He was dismissed by the Elector of Hanover
• The elector of Hanover, was crowned King George I
  of England in 1714.

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Handels Water Music 1717

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