Sunday, February 23, 2020

February 23 - George Frideric Handel (The Musical Birthday Series)

George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was one of the greatest, and still most popular, of classical composers.




Secret Vice

His father had strictly forbidden
The practicing young Handel did in
The attic at night
By a dim candlelight
On a clavichord secretly hidden.







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Discomfort Ye

A choir announced their new season,
Which caused a revolt for this reason:
It said they would try a
Break from Messiah,
Which patrons regarded as treason.





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The Cost of Fame

As an honor it isn’t too shabby --
Internment in Westminster Abbey -
But his heirs, at the service,
Despondent and nervous,
Kept asking how much would the tab be.











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