Georg Friedrich Handel was a German-born, British Baroque composer known for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. He spent most of his career in London after moving there in 1712. In 1727, he composed four anthems for King George II's coronation, including "Zadok the Priest" which has been played at every British coronation since. Handel had great success with works like Messiah and established new opera companies and musical organizations when others ceased operating. His compositions brought him fame in London and Dublin, where he conducted performances that benefited local hospitals. Handel composed over 50 operas and 29 oratorios, and his works are now catalogued by their "H

1. Georg Friedrich Haendel
ˈhɛndəl ; 23 February 1685 (.S.) (N.S.) 5 March - 14 April 1759) 3 was a German-born, British
Baroque composer who spent the majority of his career in London, turning into well-known for his
operas , oratorios , anthems and organ concertos Born in a family indifferent to music, Handel
acquired vital training in Halle, Hamburg and Italy before settling in London (1712), and became a
naturalized British topic in 1727. four He was strongly influenced both by the nice composers of the
Italian Baroque and the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition.
In 1727 Handel was commissioned to put in writing 4 anthems for the Coronation ceremony of King
George II One of these, Zadok the Priest , has been played at each British coronation ceremony
since. 38 In 1728 John Homosexual's The Beggar's Opera premiered at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
and ran for 62 stock consecutive performances, the longest run in theatre historical past up to that
time. 39 After nine years the Royal Academy of Music ceased to function but Handel soon started a
new company.
During the summer season of 1741, The 3rd Duke of Devonshire invited Handel to Dublin , capital of
the Kingdom of Eire , to offer live shows for the advantage of local hospitals. sixty five His Messiah
was first performed on the New Music Corridor in Fishamble Street on 13 April 1742, with 26 boys
and 5 males from the mixed choirs of St Patrick's and Christ Church cathedrals participating. 66
Handel secured a stability between soloists and chorus which he by no means surpassed.
Between 1978 and 1986 the German academic Bernd Baselt catalogued Handel's works in his
Haendel-Werke-Verzeichnis publication. The catalogue has achieved large acceptance and is used as
the modern numbering system, with every of Handel's works designated an "HWV" number, for
example Messiah is catalogued as "HWV 56".
The unique type of his name, Georg Friedrich Haendel, is mostly utilized in Germany and elsewhere,
however he is known as "Haendel" in France. A unique composer, Jacob Handl or Haendl (1550 -
1591) is normally identified by the Latin type Jacobus Gallus that seems in his publications.