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- 4. 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.
- 5. There were large bodies of ________ and concerto grossi in Handel's instrumental work.
- 7. Handel's operas centered around stories of heroes and __________.
- 8. While in London Handel worked for ________ and commissioned numerous anthems and works for him.
- 9. Handel specialized in opera and ______________
- 11. Handel wrote about _______ oratorios in his career and nearly 40 operas.
- 13. 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.
- 15. Handel's instrumental music was usually written for _______ however was also written for organs / orchestras.
- 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.
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- 1. ____________ became one of Handel's final enemy's however did not reduce him to inactivity in 1753.
- 2. Handel is well known for developing the _____________, such as the Messiah.
- 3. 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.
- 6. Handel's operas were based on solo singers who in order to spotlight their virtuosic abilities performed ________ and arias to express the storyline.
- 10. Handel was born in 1685 and died in 1759 - he was _____ years old.
- 12. was one of Handel's more successful works which was played through the River Thames.
- 14. __________ were used in Handel's operas and were a main attraction during this period. Only a few of these males existed.