February 23 - George Frideric Handel (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for February 23rd are here: George Frideric Handel (2020), John Blow; George Frideric Handel (2021), Handel (2022), and (2023)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Limericks on Messiah

(1)

If a bass should assert or imply a

Distaste or dislike for Messiah,

His friends would be stunned,

And the man would be shunned,

Throughout life as a choral pariah.

(2)

Through the story has barely begun

At the end of Messiah, Part One.

There are some who will flee

Before Parts Two and Three,

And pretend that it’s over and done.

 

 

 

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