Title: Sheet Music for Organ - George Frideric Handel

Language: English

Pages: 144

Publisher: Dover Publications

Contents:

• George Frideric Handel was known throughout Europe as one of the most accomplished organists of the Baroque era.
• The rivalry with Domenico Scarlatti is famous, as both were exceptional experts on the organ, but everyone recognized Handel's superiority on the instrument.
• Handel's talent manifested early in his life, with his visit to the court of Saxe-Weissenfels where his virtuosity impressed the duke.
• Handel studied under the guidance of F. W. Zachow, the organist of the Liebfrauenkirche in Halle.
• At the age of 17, while studying law at the University of Halle, he was appointed organist at the Catholic Cathedral.