Haman and Mordecai were produced in 1720, as the first version of Esther. The Duke of Chandos hired Handel as his Director of Music in 1718, where the composer went on to write pieces such as 11 Chandos Anthems and Acis and Galatea. His composition, the Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate (1713) was in celebration of the Treaty of Utrecht. He also wrote the Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne in 1713, which earned him royal appreciation. He produced his Il pastor fido and Teseo, both in 1713. In the next couple of weeks, Handel wrote Rinaldo (1711). Following this, he became the Kapellmeister at Hanover for the future English king, George I. There, the young composer was commissioned to write an opera for the King’s Theatre. During his time there, Handel also wrote a number of works, such as Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno in 1707, and Aci, Galatea e Polifemo in 1708.Īfter considerable success at the Venetian musical scene, Handel departed for London in 1710. His first opera was in the year 1705, and the subsequent years till 1710 were spent traveling throughout Italy, where he was acquainted with masters like Corelli and Scarlatti.
Handel was also a part of the opera orchestra whereupon he took up the responsibilities of a harpsichordist. At this early age, he also got to perform at Weissenfels, in the Duke’s court, where he came in contact with Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, the latter inviting the young boy to be his pupil. Additionally, he joined as an organist at the Calvinist Cathedral for a year. His musical education continued past his father’s death, and in 1702, he was admitted to the University of Halle as a law student. From an early age, Handel’s father had serious objections to his musical interests, although his mother was supportive. George Frideric Handel’s parents were Georg and Dorothea Handel.
George Frideric Handel: The Maestro for the Ages The musical stalwart passed away in the year 1759. Among these, Messiah (1741) was the crème de la crème in his repertoire along with his earlier works such as Water Music from 1717. As an individual born at the latter stages of the Baroque era, he is highly regarded for his numerous operas, oratorios, and instrumentals. George Frideric Handel was a German composer born in the year 1685 in Brandenburg to a modest family. Musical Media: orchestra, chamber music, keyboard, opera, choral, song.
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