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Handel in a sentence
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Handel meaning
A surname from German; (music) used specifically of George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), a German-British Baroque composer.
Synonyms of Handel
Using Handel
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from German; (music) used specifically of George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), a German-British Baroque composer.
- Useful related words include: george frideric handel, george frederick handel, georg friedrich handel, composer.
- In the example corpus, handel often appears in combinations such as: handel messiah, of handel, handel and.
Context around Handel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Handel
- In this selection, "handel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, became, received, use, house, uses and immediately stand out and add context to how "handel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an all handel program and and became handel s permanent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "handel" sits close to words such as acuity, ademola and albans, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with handel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Wandel durch Handel didn’t work in fighting dictatorship, he says. (11 words)
How have you had to adapt to perform an all-Handel program? (12 words)
In the 1720s, Handel was one of the church’s first parishioners. (12 words)
French composer and flautist Philippe Gaubert wrote his Petite marche for flute and piano based on the fourth movement of Handel's Trio Sonata, Op. 5, No. 2, HWV 397. Argentine composer Luis Gianneo composed his Variations on a Theme by Handel for piano. (44 words)
Musicologist Winton Dean writes that his operas show that "Handel was not only a great composer; he was a dramatic genius of the first order." citation As Alexander's Feast (1736) was well received, Handel made a transition to English choral works. (42 words)
IT is always well-attended, but the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union’s 135th New Year concert of Handel’s Messiah officially sold out the Usher Hall on Monday, and that capacity house added to the palpable atmosphere of community optimism. (40 words)
How have you had to adapt to perform an all-Handel program? (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
John Beard appeared for the first time as one of Handel's principal singers and became Handel's permanent tenor soloist for the rest of Handel's life.
French composer and flautist Philippe Gaubert wrote his Petite marche for flute and piano based on the fourth movement of Handel's Trio Sonata, Op. 5, No. 2, HWV 397. Argentine composer Luis Gianneo composed his Variations on a Theme by Handel for piano.
In 2000, the upper stories of 25 Brook Street were leased to the Handel House Trust, and after extensive restoration, the Handel House Museum opened to the public with an events programme of baroque music.
Musicologist Winton Dean writes that his operas show that "Handel was not only a great composer; he was a dramatic genius of the first order." citation As Alexander's Feast (1736) was well received, Handel made a transition to English choral works.
Several works by the French composer Félix-Alexandre Guilmant use Handel's themes, for example his March on a Theme by Handel uses a theme from Messiah.
The board of chief investors expected Handel to retire when his contract ended, but Handel immediately looked for another theatre.
The first movement from Louis Spohr 's Symphony No. 6, Op. 116, "The Age of Bach and Handel", resembles two melodies from Handel's Messiah.
Handel said birdwatchers should not let the weather deter them from taking part.
How have you had to adapt to perform an all-Handel program?
In the 1720s, Handel was one of the church’s first parishioners.
IT is always well-attended, but the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union’s 135th New Year concert of Handel’s Messiah officially sold out the Usher Hall on Monday, and that capacity house added to the palpable atmosphere of community optimism.
It was here that Handel held musical rehearsals and dinner parties for as many as forty guests.
Pieces by William Byrd, George Handel and Sir Edward Elgar have also been selected to be performed.
The program includes Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and a carol singalong with favorite holiday classics, directed by Branden Muresan.
The recent coronation will be marked by the inclusion of Handel’s coronation anthem ‘The King Shall Rejoice’.
Wandel durch Handel didn’t work in fighting dictatorship, he says.
A 2023 recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, Ferguson can be heard live in concerts and festivals with groups including the Handel and Haydn Society, and as the music director of Camerata Pacifica Baroque.
A cathedral spokesperson said: "A welcome return by this popular Baroque group will perform J.S Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor and works by Corelli, Handel and Telemann.
After the interval, band and choir sang parts of Handel’s “Messiah” and the soprano soloist here was Jennifer Webb - Robert’s wife.
Germania flutist Carl Zerrahn, whose lively transcriptions will give us much pleasure, later served as conductor of both the Harvard Musical Association Orchestra (until its dissolution in 1892) and the Handel and Haydn Society.
Common combinations with handel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- handel messiah 8×
- of handel 7×
- handel and 7×
- that handel 6×
- the handel 6×
- handel was 5×
- frideric handel 5×
- and handel 4×
- by handel 3×
- from handel 3×