1 / 7

Georg Friedrich Händel

Georg Friedrich Händel. Life Details. Born on 23 February 1685 in Halle, Germany. A few (not-so) famous works. Odes Alexander's Feast Eternal Source of Light Divine L'Allegro , il Penseroso , ed il Moderato Ode for St. Cecilia's Day Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne Pastoral Ode

webb
Download Presentation

Georg Friedrich Händel

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Georg Friedrich Händel

  2. Life Details • Born on 23 February 1685 in Halle, Germany.

  3. A few (not-so) famous works • Odes • Alexander's Feast • Eternal Source of Light Divine • L'Allegro, ilPenseroso, edil Moderato • Ode for St. Cecilia's Day • Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne • Pastoral Ode • Song for St. Cecilia's Day • The Power of Musik

  4. One of his most famous works • The hallelujah chorus! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usfiAsWR4qU

  5. Just a few keyboard pieces • Air in C minor • Air in F major • Air in F major • Air in G major • Air Lentement in G minor • Allegro in D minor • Allemande in F major • Arpeggio del Cook • Capriccio in F major • [Capriccio] in G minor • Chaconne for Harpsichord with 2 Sets of Keys in F major • Chorale, "JesumeineFreude" in G minor • Concerto in G major; 2 movements • Courante in B minor • Fantasie pour le clavecin, in C major • Fugue in G minor • Gavotte in G major • Gigue in F major • The Harmonious Blacksmith • Suite in C major • Suite in C minor • Suite in D minor • Suite in D minor • Suite in D minor • Suite in G minor • Suite in G minor • Suite in G minor • Toccata in G minor

  6. Death During the later years of his life, he experienced progressively debilitating cataracts, and the ensuing operations to restore his vision left him completely blind (the last English oculist to treat Handel, John Taylor, also unsuccessfully cared for J.S. Bach). "Total eclipse! no sun, no moon. All dark amidst the blaze of noon. Oh glorious light! no cheering ray To glad my eyes with welcome day." • 14 April; approx. 8 am : Dies at his home on Brook Street. • 20 April : • Buried in the South Transept to the accompaniment of a funeral anthem by William Croft. • The London Evening Post reports: • "It is computed there were no fewer than 3000 Persons present on this Occasion."

  7. THE END

More Related