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George Frideric Handel
✦Georg Friedrich Händel
Baroque1685 – 1759Western ClassicalGerman-British
Overview
Born
1685, Halle, Duchy of Magdeburg
Died
1759
Nationality
German-British
Tradition
Western Classical
Era
Baroque
Biography
German-born composer who became a British institution, famed above all for Messiah. Handel dominated London's opera and oratorio scene for decades and defined the English choral tradition.