Handel Flashcards
1
Q
full name
A
George Frederic Handel
2
Q
born/died
A
1685-1759
3
Q
country, time period, career
A
German Baroque composer
4
Q
instruments played
A
organ, violin, harpsichord, and oboe
5
Q
relationship with Bach
A
Both composers were born in the same year in towns fewer than 100 miles apart, bu they never met.
Both went blind
6
Q
career as a composer
A
Composed for the English court. Wrote rapidly - he composed almost as quickly as he could copy the notes
7
Q
Where is he buried?
A
Westminster Abbey in London
