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The two greatest composers of the Baroque era would be George
Your group is preparing a poster presentation entitled “The Greatest Baroque
Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach. Handel was born in Halle, |
Brandenburg-Prussia (nowGermany), in 1685. Unlike Bach, who was born
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Handel showed an exceptional talent in playing instruments from
very early age. He learned harpsichord, violin, and organ from the organist
at the Halle parish church, Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow. Zachow recognized
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In 1702, Handel became the organist at the Calvinist Cathedral in
Halle. The wage was good, but the contract was just for one year. The next
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In1752, Handel co.
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year, he moved to Hamburg. He was hired by the orchestra of the Hamburg
Oper am Gànsemarkt as a violinist and harpsichordist. In 1705, his first
opera Almira was produced. In Hamburg, he made three more operas. He
was recognized as a brilliant opera composer.
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Handel was invited to Italy in 1706 by Gian Gastone de' Medici,
who had a keen interest in opera. Rodrigo, Handel's first all-Italian
opera, was produced in Florence in 1707. In 1709, he produced another
opera, Agrippina in Venice. It turned out to be a huge success and ran
for 27 nights successively. In Italy, he also composed oratorios like La
Resurrezione and II Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno. The oratorio 1S a
narrative musical work for singers and an orchestra., based on a story from
the Bible.
Handel moved to England in 1712 and decided to live there permanently
(He changed his nationality in 1727.) In 1713, he composed Utrecht Te
Deum and Jubilate for Queen Anne, and was granted a yearly income O1
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