George Frederick Handel
- proper noun
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George Frederick Handel
- Many people attend annual performances of George Frederick Handel's Messiah during the holiday season.
Examples
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George Frederick Handel composed music for royal occasions, including the famous Water Music suites.
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The works of George Frederick Handel are regularly performed in concert halls worldwide.
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Listen to George Frederick Handel!
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I love George Frederick Handel!
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Many people attend annual performances of George Frederick Handel's Messiah during the holiday season.
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George Frederick Handel composed music for royal occasions, including the famous Water Music suites.
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The works of George Frederick Handel are regularly performed in concert halls worldwide.
Synonyms
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A family name often referring to the composer George Frideric Handel
A German-born British composer best known for the choir piece 'Messiah' and other Baroque music
A German-born British composer of Baroque music, famous for the oratorio Messiah
Surface Forms
Morphology
George + Frederick + Handel
This is a personal name made of given names and a surname; knowing the individual name tokens does not let a learner infer the biographical meaning (a British Baroque composer). Proper names are referential and arbitrary rather than compositionally meaningful, so the detailed identity and profession are not derivable from the parts. Although the surname 'Handel' may be recognized by some learners, an average B1 learner who only knows the constituent words would not deduce the composer information.
Etymology
George Frederick Handel was a composer born in Germany who moved to England and wrote famous pieces like 'Water Music', which was played from boats on the river for the king, and the large singing work 'Messiah', which people still perform at Christmas. So today his name means a famous composer of large classical works.