George Friederich Handel

2. Handel is well known for developing the _____________, such as the Messiah.
4. Handel's operas centered around stories of heroes and __________.
7. Handel specialized in opera and ______________
9. Handel was born in 1685 and died in 1759 - he was _____ years old.
11. ____________ became one of Handel's final enemy's however did not reduce him to inactivity in 1753.
14. __________ were used in Handel's operas and were a main attraction during this period. Only a few of these males existed.
15. Handel's operas were based on solo singers who in order to spotlight their virtuosic abilities performed ________ and arias to express the storyline.
16. Handel works were created in _______ of inspiration. He never planned any of his music. Some call him a musical genius because of this skill.

1. During his turbulent stay in London for nearly 50 years, Handel founded the ______________. A notable moment in his career as it commissioned many opera works for European composers.
3. Handel wrote about _______ oratorios in his career and nearly 40 operas.
5. While in London Handel worked for ________ and commissioned numerous anthems and works for him.
6. Handel's English Oratorios included dramatic music, Old Testament stories in English, operatic solo sections and ___________. Making them very popular to people in that time.
8. Handel's instrumental music was usually written for _______ however was also written for organs / orchestras.
10. There were large bodies of ________ and concerto grossi in Handel's instrumental work.
12. was one of Handel's more successful works which was played through the River Thames.
13. Handel's operas were very well received and appealed to the London and Italian public as well as the country where the composer was born.