Handelian
Americanadjective
noun
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It was funny, if not terribly Handelian, but pushing limits is what the ONE Festival is all about.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2018
Gershon's Handelian verve placed an empowering emphasis on musical pleasure.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2016
Mr. Corigliano, who has been known to reconfigure works in his back catalog with a Handelian efficiency, had already written a piece he thought could be useful.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2011
With that brilliant Handelian Laurence Cummings conducting the Glyndebourne on Tour revival from October, it will grow into glory: book now.
From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2011
To begin with, he could invent sublime melodies; and his power of producing great musical effects by the simplest means was nothing short of Handelian.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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