"5 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE-MEET A GENIUS(GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL)" DAY 2

BACKGROUND/PROFILE

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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL who was born in Halle (Saale), Germany on the 23rd of February 1685 into the family of Georg & Dorothea Handel having 8 siblings, was a well known Music Composer (German-British/English). He was never married and also kept his personal life private.
He possessed a remarkable gift for music and became a pupil in Halle of the composer Friedrich W. Zachow, which he learnt the principles of keyboard performance and composition from him.
Sir Handels years in Italy where he met many great Musician of today influenced the development of his musical style and his fame spread throughout Italy.

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS-

Sir Handels was featured in the BBC series, he became a national icon in Britain.
He was made the musical director of The Royal Academy of Music in London.

Sir Handel's compositions;
•42 operas
•25 oratorios
•More than 120 cantatas
•Trios and duets
•Numerous arias
•Odes and Serenatas
•Solo and Trio sonatas
•18 concerti grossi and
•12 organ concertos.
His most famous work, the oratorio Messiah with its "Hallelujah" chorus, is among the most popular works in choral music and has become the centrepiece of the Christmas season.

WHY HANDELS?/CONCLUSION!

Being a source of inspiration in the Music, Art and Entertainment Industry, Sir Handel has stood out exceptionally from his time to present day in music composition. The 'Hallelujah Chorus' is used in present day by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Superstar Damien Sandow as his intro music.
His music inspired so much that many composers wrote works as inspired by his works.

Sir Handel dead on the 14th of April 1759 causing his Italian operas to gradually become unknown after his death, exclusion for a few. The oratorios continued to be performed but not long after Handel's death they were thought to need some modernisation. Sir Mozart (Another Great Composer from Handels time) orchestrated German versions of Messiah and other works.
His works has further more being modernized into Contemporary Play and performance in concerts and sessions.
It has been stressed above all simplicity and popular appeal of Handel's music; People Go to him to learn how to achieve great effects, by such simple means.

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