Handel, George Frideric
George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Händel) (1685-1759) was a German-British Baroque composer famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. While in Venice in 1700 during Carnival, the sixteen-year-old Handel played the harp at a masquerade. Domenico Scarlatti, a renowned harpsichordist, heard him play and exclaimed, ‘That must be either the Saxon, Handel, or … Read more