Handel, George Frederick

1. An eighteenth-century German-born composer, who spent most of his career in England. Handel, one of the great composers of the baroque era, is known especially for his Messiah and other oratorios, for his concertos, and for his Water Music.

Example Sentences

Handel, George Frederick, xiv, 253; Linnæus and, xii, 300; Walter Damrosch on, xiv, 253; Dean Swift on, xiv, 271; Rev. H. R. Haweis on, xiv, 250.

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