Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 Dent, Edward J. (Edward Joseph) 1876 1957 Dent, E. J. (Edward Joseph) Handel Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #39671 Text file produced by Stan Goodman, and Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "Handel" by Edward J. Dent is a biographical account focusing on the life and career of the composer George Frederic Handel, written during the early 20th century. This work outlines the numerous influences, periods of hardship, and artistic triumphs that defined Handel's journey, particularly emphasizing the formative years of his life and the evolution of his music in relation to the broader musical landscape of Europe. The beginning of the book introduces us to Handel's early life, including his birth in Halle, his father's resistance to his musical ambitions, and his initial training under organist Friedrich Zachow. We learn about his formative experiences in Hamburg, where he encountered the vibrant world of opera and began to make his mark as a composer. The opening chapters detail his struggle to establish his identity as a musician, highlighted by his friendships, competitions, and early compositions, such as the opera "Almira." This foundation sets the stage for understanding how Handel would later become a dominant figure in the world of opera, showcasing his remarkable evolution from a young prodigy into a celebrated composer during the Baroque period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Composers -- Biography Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 ML Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music 245982 245983 2024-10-04T09:43:25.562696 2023-10-04T08:54:09.345891 text/html text/html 244434 2019-08-07T13:05:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 84182 2019-08-07T13:05:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 146914 2024-10-04T09:43:31.215661 application/epub+zip 149695 2024-10-04T09:43:27.452719 application/epub+zip 149695 2024-10-04T09:43:26.261667 application/epub+zip 260991 2024-10-04T09:43:34.033627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242622 2024-10-04T09:43:30.486637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221147 2022-09-04T13:01:16.858920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215024 214923 2024-10-04T09:43:25.049691 2023-10-04T08:54:08.880889 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 214770 2013-05-08T08:18:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 80576 2013-05-08T08:18:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 214774 2013-05-08T08:18:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80511 2013-05-08T08:18:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21487 2024-10-04T09:43:34.165620 application/rdf+xml 9767 2024-10-04T09:43:26.822663 image/jpeg 2677 2024-10-04T09:43:26.530660 image/jpeg 141358 2024-10-04T09:43:25.583682 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia