George Frideric Handel 1685 – 1759 (Baroque Period)
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He had to smuggle a clavichord into the attic and practice without his father knowing - - -Sometimes when he should have been in bed.
At age 25 he moved to England to write music for
the Royal Family.
• The Water Music
• The Royal Fireworks Music
The King stood up during the “Hallelujah Chorus”, so everyone else did, too.
Now, it’s tradition to stand for the “Hallelujah Chorus”!
“Handel is the greatest composer who ever lived. I would bare my head and kneel at his grave.”
~Ludwig Van Beethoven