George Frideric Handel: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Georg Friedrich Händel • Georg Friedrich Haendel
Born	February 23, 1685 • Halle • Germany
Died	April 14, 1759 (aged 74) • London • England
Notable Works	“Acis and Galatea” • “Agrippina” • “Almira” • “Chandos Anthems” • “Dettingen Te Deum” • “Giulio Cesare” • “Haman and Mordecai” • “Israel in Egypt” • “Jephtha” • “Messiah” • “Music for the Royal Fireworks” • “Rinaldo” • “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” • “Water Music” • “Zadok the Priest”
Movement / Style	Baroque music