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Composers of Baroque
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 George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel was born on February 23,
1685 in Halle Germany. He became a British
citizen in 1727. Handel was the son of a barber-
surgeon. He showed a marked gift for music and
became a pupil in Halle of the composer Friedrich
W. Zachow, learning the principles of keyboard
performance and composition from him.
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He studied a small clavichord that he hid secretly in the

attic

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Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a

fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken
by singers.

An oratorio is a large musical composition for

orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like most operas, an
oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an
instrumental ensemble, various distinguishable
characters, and arias.

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The Messiah composed by George Frideric Handel
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The Hallelujah Chorus is Handel’s most popular

work in choral music, included in the second part
of the oratorio that is about Christ’s Resurrection

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