1703 H's last recorded communion in Halle . H gets work as violinist in the Hamburg opera under the management of Keisler. May have been an influence on H as a businessman. However a condition of the job was that the successful candidate marry Buxtehude's daughter.
H declines to apply.
H writes to Mattheson in Amsterdam on his way to England and persuades him to return to take charge of the Opera in Hamburg. M's sword hit a metal button on H's coat. Dinner of reconciliation with Mattheson. They made up and became even firmer friends. A failure - dropped after about 3 performances .