TY - BOOK ID - 32603060 TI - Handel. PY - 2012 SN - 9780199737369 0199737363 0190268158 9786613622709 0199781400 1280592877 0199780080 9780199781409 PB - Oxford Oxford University Press, USA DB - UniCat KW - Composers KW - Compositeurs KW - Biography. KW - Biographies KW - Handel, George Frideric, KW - Händel, G. F. KW - Haendel, Georg Friedrich KW - Händel, Georg Frideric KW - Haendel, Georges-Frédéric, KW - Gendelʹ, Georg Fridrikh, KW - Khendel, G. F. KW - Khendel, Georg Fridrikh, KW - Händel, Georg Friedrich, KW - Handel, G. F. KW - Haendel, G. F. KW - Haendel, Georg Friedrich, KW - Gendelʹ, G. F. KW - Handel, Geʼorg-Fridrikh, KW - Hendelis, G. F., KW - Henderu, Georuku Furīdorihhi, KW - Haendel, George Frideric, KW - Handel, George Frederick, KW - Hendel, George Frideric, KW - Handel, George Fredrick, KW - הנדל, KW - Handel, F. G., KW - Händel UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32603060 AB - Handel is one of the most remarkable figures in the history of western music. His compositions form one of the peaks of creative achievement in the Baroque period, and cover a remarkable range: full-scale Italian operas and English oratorios (including Messiah), but also shorter works such as the Water Music and the Coronation Anthem Zadok the Priest. His compositional processes were often complex, but could result in accessible and memorable 'hit tunes', such as the aria that subsequently became famous as 'Handel's Largo'.His life and career were as remarkable as his music. Born in Germany to ER -