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Georg Friedrich Händel
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Georg Friedrich Händel came from Halle, learned the craft of opera in Italy and settled in London in 1712. There he wrote dozens of Italian operas, and when the public stayed away from them, he switched to the English-language oratorio. His Messiah had its premiere in Dublin in 1742 and has never left the repertoire since. He wrote the Water Music in 1717 for a boat trip by King George I on the Thames.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to the Alla Hornpipe and hear how horns and trumpets take over the melody from the strings, music made to sound outdoors on the water.
Water Music: Alla Hornpipe (Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall) · Georg Friedrich Händel, 1717
Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga (Magdalena Kožená, Venice Baroque Orchestra) · Georg Friedrich Händel, 1711
Messiah: Hallelujah (The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock) · Georg Friedrich Händel, 1741
Messiah: Hallelujah (Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner) · Georg Friedrich Händel, 1741