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George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel, oil on canvas by Thomas Hudson, c. 1736; in the Foundling Museum, London.
In Halle, George Frideric Handel was a pupil of the composer Friedrich W. Zachow. Under his tutelage, Handel learned the fundamental principles of composition and keyboard performance.1