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Georg Friedrich Handel

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Georg Friedrich Handel

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Georg Friedrich Handel was a Baroque music composer. His works include operas, oratorios, carols and organ concertos. His famous work is "Messiah". Handel was born in the Holy Roman Empire, later settled and became a British citizen, and his name was anglicized to George Frederick Handel.

Category
Musicians
Nationality
Brandenburg-Prussia
Born
1685-02-23
Died
1759-04-14
Wikidata
Q7302
Occupations composerold key harp handorganistviolinistopera composercomposertheater manageruniversity teacher
Aliases G. F. HandelG. F. HandelGeorge Frederick HandelGeorge FridericGeorge Frideric HandelHandelHandelGeorg Friedrich Handel

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