Handel
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- proper noun
- /ˈhændəl/
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Haendel
- It's just that I've got tickets for Handel's Water Music at the Albert Hall on Saturday night.
- Handel's Messiah
- Bach and Handel
Obviously, obviously, that's Handel's Messiah, sung by the barking Christmas dogs.
- Obviously, obviously, that's Handel's Messiah, sung by the barking Christmas dogs.
- It's like the difference in sensibility between Handel and Wagner.
Examples
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You think of somebody like George Frederick Handel to produce the Messiah in three weeks.
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After eating, he turned on the CD player and put on some Handel.
Fiction book (1991) -
There's a story about the composer Handel that feels appropriate here.
Academic text (2013) -
A good example can be found in Handel's chorus "And the Glory of the Lord" from Messiah.
Academic text (1990) -
In his youth, he obtained a piano-vocal score to Handel's Messiah, from which he learned to read notation.
Academic text (1995) -
Speakers pour in one of Handel's aching melodies.
Fiction book (1995) -
Handel's "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba," an entr'acte from Solomon, naturally calls for movement.
Academic text (1998) -
So even if you're not a classics person, Handel's Messiah is totally listenable when faced with the alternatives.
Blog text (11) -
Ford sang arias by Handel and Italian composers, accompanied by well-known male instrumentalists.
Academic text (1998) -
I enjoyed listening to Handel's beautiful compositions during the concert last night.
Synonyms
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
A composer from Germany who worked in Britain and wrote the famous Messiah
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name Handel comes from a German word Handel meaning 'trade' or 'business' and was used for people who worked as shop owners. The famous composer George Frideric Handel had this family name, so you can remember it as a surname that once showed someone's job.