Handel biography

Handel was born in Galla, in the family of a courtyard-ziryulnik. Father outlined for George Friedrich the career of a lawyer and in every possible way opposed his gravity to music, as he had adhered to the opinion that the musician was not a serious profession, but only an entertaining one. However, the protests of his father did not take the proper action on George Friedrich: at the age of four, he independently learned to play the harpsichord.

This instrument was in the attic, where Georg Friedrich came at night when family members were sleeping. Early manifested musical abilities were seen by Elector Gale - the Duke of Saxon, under the influence of which his father gave the boy to study the best musician of the city F., a good composer, an erudite musician, familiar with the best German and Italian works of his time, Tsakhov revealed Handel's wealth of various musical styles, instilled in the artistic taste, and helped to work out composer equipment.

The works of Tsakhov himself in many ways inspired Handel to follow. Early formed as a person and as a composer, Handel was already known by the age of 11 in Germany. Studying the law at the University of Galle where he entered the city always worked a lot and obfefly. In the city of Handel, he left for Hamburg, where the only German opera theater was located at that time.

It was the opera who attracted Handel. Having settled in Hamburg, the composer met Reinhard Kaiser, who led the orchestra of the opera theater and hired Handel to work as a violinist and harpsichordist. They were delivered at the Hamburg Theater with the assistance of Reinhard Kaiser. The premiere of Almira took place on January 8, and Nero was delivered on February 25.

The success of the first opera productions in Hamburg inspires the composer. However, his stay in Hamburg is short -lived. Handel goes to Italy. In the year, Handel visited Rome and Venice, where he met Domenico Scarlatti, whom he competed in the game on the clavier and organ. In Rome, where Handel lived from April to October, the opera was under the papal ban, and the composer limited himself to the composition of the cantata and two oratorio.

The composer quickly mastered the style of the Italian opera and returning from Rome to Florence, took up the first production of the prime minister’s opera’s opera in November, which was successful with the Italian public. Hamburg is the second Italian operator, - Agrippina, was staged in Venice. The operas receive enthusiastic recognition among the Italians, very demanding and spoiled listeners.

Handel becomes famous - enters the famous Arcadian Academy along with A. Corelli, A. Scarlatti, B. Marcello, receives orders for the composition of music for the courtyards of Italian aristocrats. However, the main word in art, Handel should be said in England, where he was first invited in G. arrived here in winter, Handel was represented by Queen Anna and immediately awarded her favor.

Aryan Agrippin’s aria of the opera, G. Libretto, was written by the Italian writer for his future essay, living in England, Jakomo Rossi according to the script of Aaron Hill, director of the theater of Her Majesty in Haimarket. The first Italian operator’s operator’s operator was staged on February 24 at the Rinaldo English scene in the Royal Theater, was a huge success and brought Handel the glory of a first -class composer.

Arya Almirens from the opera Rinaldo - arriving in the city In January, Gandel wrote the Utrekhtsky TE Deum, dedicated to the Utrecht Peace Treaty, which put the end of the war for the Spanish inheritance. TE Deum was supposed to be executed during the national celebration, but English laws forbade a foreigner to write music for official ceremonies. Then Handel prepared a congratulatory ode in honor of the birthday of Queen Anna, who was performed on February 6 in the St.

James Palace and really liked the Queen. Anna granted him a lifelong pension in pounds. Handel takes over the leadership of the Italian opera Academy in London and thus becomes the head of the National Opera Theater. His opera masterpieces are born: “Radamist”, “Otton”, “Julius Caesar”, “Tamerlan”, “Roddind”, “Admet” in these works, Handel goes beyond the modern Italian Opera-Seria and creates its type of musical performance with brightly defined characters, psychological depth and dramatic tension of conflicts.

The noble beauty of the lyrical images of the opera Handel, the tragic power of climbs did not have equal in Italian opera art of their time. His operas stood at the threshold of brewing opera reform, which Handel not only felt, but also carried out in many ways. In June, the Academy ceases to exist, but Handel's authority as a composer does not fall with this.

He goes to Italy, recruits a new troupe and in December G. In the work of the composer, the time comes the time of new searches.It is also planned to turn from a serious opera to the lyrical-comic in Partenope with its soft irony, lightness, grace, in Faramondo, Xerxes one of his last operas-“Nameo” “Himens”, Handel himself called Operetta. The exhausting, not without political background, the struggle of Handel for the opera theater ends in defeat.

The second operating academy closes to the city of the composer tolerates the collapse of the academy, gets sick and does not work for almost 8 months. However, the amazing vitality hidden in it again take their own. Handel returns to activity with new energy. He creates his last opera masterpieces - “Nameo”, “Deadamia” - and completes work on the opera genre with them, which he gave for more than 30 years of his life.

The composer's attention is focused on the oratorio. Aria of Nerei from the opera "Deadamia" - the city of masterpiece follows the masterpiece. However, success does not come immediately. The hostility from the English aristocracy, sabotage the performance of the oratorio, material difficulties, over -lover work again lead to the disease. From March to October, Gandel is in severe depression.

And again the titanic energy of the composer wins. Inspired by national liberation ideas, Handel writes 2 grandiose oratorios-“oratorio in case”, calling for the fight against the invasion, and “Judah Maccabe”-a mighty hymn in honor of the winning enemies of the heroes. Handel becomes the idol of England. The last Handel’s oratorios - “Theodora”, “selection of Hercules” both “Ievfai” - reveal the depths of psychological drama that were not available to any other genres of the time of Handel.

The suffering, hopelessly ill, Handel remains behind the organ in the performance of his oratorio. From August 22 to September 22 to September 22, the composer created one of his best oratorio - “Messiah” on the libretto of his friend Handel Charles Jennens - according to fragments of the Bible of King Yakov about the earthly life and ascension of Jesus Christ.

The work was first performed under the control of the author in Dublin of Ireland in the year. In the homeland of Handel, in Germany, the Messiah for the first time sounded in the year translated into the German language of Klopstok. On the continent of the oratorio was usually performed in the editorial office of Mozart, made for Vienna in the year - it was in this form the Messiah was known throughout the 19th century and gained widest popularity.

The content of the oratorio.