George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (/ˈhændəl/ HAN-dəl; baptised Georg Fried[e]rich Händel, German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] ; 23 February 1685 –...
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56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter...
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Handel was the code-name for the UK's national attack warning system in the Cold War. It consisted of a small console with two microphones, lights and...
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up Handel, handel, or Händel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German/British Baroque composer. Handel may...
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Christine Handel (née Walker; born April 18, 1962) is an American businesswoman and former politician. A member of the Republican Party, Handel served as...
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William Wolf Handel (born August 25, 1951) is a Brazilian-born American radio host and attorney. Handel currently hosts two radio programs on KFI in Los...
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Handel is a surname of German origin. The word "Handel" means "trade" or "commerce" in German and as such has no plural form. The name (like the famous...
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Tomás Romano Pereira Santos Händel (born 27 November 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Vitória...
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Collected editions of Handel's works include the Händel-Gesellschaft (HG) and the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe (HHA), but the more recent Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis...
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Heavenly Handel: Arias and Duets is the title of a music recording Virgin Classics released on two compact discs in early 2004. It is a performance of...
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Messiah (HWV 56), the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts, listed here in tables for their musical...
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Tim Handel (born 18 October 1996) is a German tennis player. Handel has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 362, achieved on 20 May 2024, and...
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Handel Hendrix House (previously Handel & Hendrix in London) is a museum in Mayfair, London, dedicated to the lives and works of the German-born British...
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Ari Handel is a Swiss-born American neuroscientist, film producer and writer. He is known for co-writing the films Noah and The Fountain with his Harvard...
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Handel Gothic is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed in 1965 by Donald J. Handel (1936–2002), who worked for the graphic designer Saul Bass. Handel...
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The Eydam and Handel Company, or Adolph Eydam and Philip Handel Company, was formed in 1885, until partnership broke up in 1892 when Eydam moved to rival...
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Lowell Mason's 1848 arrangement of a tune attributed to George Frideric Handel. The hymn's lyrics are a Christian reinterpretation of Psalm 98 and Genesis...
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(HWV 53) is a dramatic oratorio in three acts written by George Frideric Handel with a libretto by Charles Jennens. Taken from the First Book of Samuel...
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Steven Neil Handel (born January 29, 1945, in Brooklyn) is an American educator and restoration ecologist. Handel is currently Distinguished Professor...
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Messiah Part I (redirect from Pifa (Handel))
Messiah (HWV 56), the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts. The wordbook (also called libretto...
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The Handel Festival of 1857 was a series of concerts of music by George Frideric Handel, given by a large orchestra and chorus at the Crystal Palace in...
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The Händel-Jahrbuch (HJb) is a music scientific journal dedicated to the composer George Frideric Handel. It is published annually by the international...
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Handel Cossham (31 March 1824 – 23 April 1890) was a British colliery owner, lay preacher and Liberal politician who was active in local government and...
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was a barber-surgeon and the father of Georg Frideric Handel. Händel's father, Valentin Händel (1582–1636), was a coppersmith, from Breslau (present day...
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Ombra mai fu (redirect from Handel's Largo)
known as "Largo from Xerxes" or "Handel's Largo", is the opening aria from the opera Serse (1738) by George Frideric Handel. "Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra...
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The Handel Medallion is an American award presented by the City of New York. It is the city's highest award given to individuals for their contribution...
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George Frideric Handel's operas comprise 42 musical dramas that were written between 1705 and 1741 in various genres. Though his large scale English language...
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Handel. It was composed in a month, from 19 July 1747 to 19 August 1747, six months before the beginning of the oratorio season. Joshua is Handel's fourth...
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Dixit Dominus is a psalm setting by George Frideric Handel (catalogued as HWV 232). It uses the Latin text of Psalm 110 (Vulgate 109), which begins with...
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Samson (HWV 57) is a three-act oratorio from 1743 by George Frideric Handel, considered to be one of his finest dramatic works. It is usually performed...
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