What does händel mean?

Definitions for händel
ˈhæn dlhändel

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Handel, George Frideric Handel, George Frederick Handel, Georg Friedrich Handelnoun

    a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)

  2. Handelnoun

    the music of Handel

Wikipedia

  1. handel

    George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised Georg Friedrich Händel, German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] (listen); 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. In turn, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognized as one of the greatest composers of his age.Handel started three commercial opera companies to supply the English nobility with Italian opera. In 1737, he had a physical breakdown, changed direction creatively, and addressed the middle class and made a transition to English choral works. After his success with Messiah (1742), he never composed an Italian opera again. His orchestral Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks remain steadfastly popular. One of his four coronation anthems, Zadok the Priest, has been performed at every British coronation since 1727. Almost blind, he died in 1759, a respected and rich man, and was given a state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Handel composed more than forty opere serie over a period of more than thirty years. Since the late 1960s, interest in Handel's music has grown. The musicologist Winton Dean wrote that "Handel was not only a great composer; he was a dramatic genius of the first order." His music was admired by Classical-era composers, including Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.

ChatGPT

  1. handel

    Handel is a reference to George Frideric Handel, a renowned Baroque composer from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Born in Germany, he spent the majority of his career in London, England, and his best-known works include Messiah, Water Music, and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Handel's work greatly influenced classical music and he is considered one of the greatest composers in history. In another context, "Handel" in German language means "trade" or "commerce".

Wikidata

  1. HANDEL

    HANDEL was the code-name for the UK's National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. It consisted of a small console consisting of two microphones, lights and gauges. The reason behind this was to provide a back-up if anything failed. If an enemy air strike was detected, a key on the left hand side of the console would be turned and two lights would come on. Then the operator would press & hold down a red button and give the message: The message would be sent to the police by the telephone carrier wave frequencies used for the speaking clock, who would in turn activate the air attack sirens using the local telephone lines. The rationale was to kill two birds with one stone, as it reduced running costs and the telephone lines were under constant test by sharing with a public service. That means a fault could be detected in time to give a warning. A HANDEL Warning console can be seen at the Imperial War Museum in London among their cold war exhibits, alongside the warning apparatus used by Kent Police.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Händel

    musical composer, born at Halle; distinguished for his musical ability from his earliest years; was sent to Berlin to study when he was 14; began his musical career as a performer at Hamburg in 1703; produced his first opera in 1704; spent six years in Italy, devoting himself to his profession the while; came, on invitation, to England in 1710, where, being well received, he resolved to remain, and where, year after year—as many as nearly fifty of them—he added to his fame by his diligence as a composer; he produced a number of operas and oratorios; among the latter may be noted his "Saul," his "Samson," and "Judas Maccabæus," and pre-eminently the "Messiah," his masterpiece, and which fascinates with a charm that appeals to and is appreciated by initiated and uninitiated alike (1684-1759).

Who Was Who?

  1. Handel

    Placed "Handel's Largo" on the music stands. Also wrote a few other airs.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HANDEL

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Handel is ranked #12971 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Handel surname appeared 2,367 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Handel.

    93.3% or 2,210 total occurrences were White.
    3.8% or 90 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.1% or 27 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.8% or 19 total occurrences were Black.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of händel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of händel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of händel in a Sentence

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

    Handel understands effect better than any of us -- when he chooses, he strikes like a thunderbolt.

  2. Larry Rosenbluth:

    Second Amendment issues have yet to take center stage in the 6th District Congressional race, in which Republican Karen Handel faces a June 20 runoff against Democrat Jon Ossoff. However, President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a fundraiser for Republican Karen Handel after delivering a speech at the The NRA meeting. The president, who received the NRA’s endorsement early on in his campaign, is expected to deliver pro-Second Amendment remarks that resonate with the crowd. But lawyer Larry Rosenbluth, a 6th district Democrat who likes to hunt and considers Larry Rosenbluth a Second Amendment advocate, told Fox News Larry Rosenbluth ’d like to see policymakers on both sides of the gun debate seek common ground. The NRA has always had a policy that if you give an inch, they'll take a mile, i don't think The NRA needs to be that slippery slope where one compromise leads to drastic measures. The NRA AFFILIATE SUES CALIFORNIA OVER GUN-CONTROL LAWS THAT' DEMONIZE' FIREARM OWNERS Amy Jeffs, who lives in 6th district and follows the Georgia legislature for the advocacy group.

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