George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel (German Georg Friedrich Händel), (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759) was a German Baroque music composer who lived much of his life in England, a leading composer of concerti grossi, operas and oratorios. His best-known works are Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks and especially Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible. He was also deeply influential on many composers after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.
Trivia
- Asteroid 3826 Handel was named after the composer by the astronomer Freimut Börngen in 1973.
- Handel is the owner of Garfield in a past life of the TV special '.
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