Handel

American  

[han-dl] / ˈhæn dl /

Also Händel

noun

1. George Frideric Georg Friedrich Händel, 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.

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Handel British  

/ ˈhændəl /

noun

1. George Frederick. German name Georg Friedrich Händel. 1685–1759, German composer, resident in England, noted particularly for his oratorios, including the Messiah (1741) and Samson (1743). Other works include over 40 operas, 12 concerti grossi, organ concertos, chamber and orchestral music, esp Water Music (1717)

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Other Word Forms

• Handelian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Handel

Handel wrote “Tolomeo” for a trio of 18th-century superstars, and the Philharmonia presentation scored with two out of three.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Handel bids us “Rejoice Greatly”; we do so with the benefit of a weirdo 19th century Frenchman, one Gérard de Nerval.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

The annual Carnegie Hall visit of Harry Bicket and the English Concert, the superb period-instrument orchestra, is a required date for Handel opera fans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Forecasts show that all lower 58 states can expect above-normal temperatures in early to mid-March, says Scott Handel, the lead meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026

Handel, though, not only represented a musical amalgam of European styles during his lifetime; he also bequeathed to the next generation of composers a non-parochial, universal idiom that was venerated and built upon.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall