George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 ? 14 April 1759) was a German-English Baroque composer, who is famous for his operas, oratorios, and concerti grossi. His life and music may justly be described as "cosmopolitan": he was born in Germany, trained in Italy, and spent most of his life in England. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel (pronounced [ˈhɛndəl]) in Halle in the Duchy of Magdeburg, he settled in England in 1712, becoming a naturalized subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727.[1] His works include Messiah, Water Music, and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque era, as well as the English composer Henry Purcell, Handel's music became well-known to many composers, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. (Collapse)...(Read more)
Handel's "Water Music" is a collection of orchestral movements, which premiered on 17 July 1717 in a concert for King George I. The concert was a uniq...
Handel's "Water Music" is a collection of orchestral movements, which premiered on 17 July 1717 in a concert for King George I. The concert was a unique performance held on the river Thames. At about 8 p.m. on the designated day, the King and several aristocratic friends traveled aboard a royal barge from Whitehall palace towards Chelsea. A second barge contained an orchestra consisting of about fifty musicians which performed Handel's music as the royal excursion proceeded. The King's pleasure with his musical accompaniment was such that he ordered the music to repeated no less than three times.
This is a free sheet music for oboe and piano. It is in the key of C major.
The German-born George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was a famous Baroque composer who lived much of his life in Britain. He was successful as a composer of oratorios, anthems, operas and organ concertos. Handel received his education in Germany and Italy before settling in Britain in 1712. He set out to supply the English nobility with Italian Opera, and within 15 years had successfully established three commercial opera companies. After a physical breakdown in 1737 he began to address the musical needs of the middle-class of society. After the success of "Alexander's Feast" in 1736 he chose to concentrate on English choral works. The Oratorio "Messiah" (1742) was well received, and thereafter he never performed an Italian opera again. Handel's coronation anthem "Zadok the Priest", has been performed at every British coronation since George II's accession to the throne in 1727.
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