The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-22
George Frederick Handel.
Born les5. Died 1853


The most wonderful of tone poets wns
Bach. Born I'm the town of Halle, Ger
many. AS n composer no Is vastly diff
fcrent from Bach His tendency was
toward opera at first. but later in his
wrote forty-nye operas. twenty-one ora
torlos, and ninety-four cantatas. Handel
also wrote twcnty-tour sonatass thirty
three concertosa many songs. duets and
To Deums- No one has surpassed this
tone giant i'm tender tone expression of
the highest musical meaning.
After Handel's long travels through
Italy and other countries he settled In
London where he wrote. conducted and
managed theateTS for over twenty years
In Italy he was called the dear Saxon"
but England claims him by adoption II
was among the English people he was
best appreciated, and best loved As an
operate composer Handel was success
full In Hamburg. Italy and London. His
tained great points OF musical impor-
tance. Handel had such as Queen Ammo
and George J. OF England as patrons.
II was prophesied by all who heard
Handel play on the harpsichord. when a
child. that he was destined TO become the
Milton OF the musical world This was
fulfilled with the highest. noblcst
thoughts and aspirations OF the Anglo
Saxon race.
The education of this colossal genius
was begun I'm Halle under Zachan, one
His tuition was thorough and the tech
nlcal skill to which he attained in har-
mony and counterpolnt is demonstrated
In his massive oratorios Honders faith
er, physician, was intent on his becom,
Ing lawyer. but the great passion for
music which Handel showed at an early
age turned the tide, and his father was
obliged TO submit
Handel was never married. nor was he
ever In love. His only affection for any
woman was his mother, though ho was
frequently the object Of tender thoughts
on the part OF women who loved him.
Handel began his career in England in
NO. and all tho years of his busy life
wore spent In London. where he died at
the ripe old age OF seventy-four
His works are essentially English art,
or AnGlo-Saxon art and OF the deepest
religious passion or all tho oratorios
this master wrote, for Handel was the
siah' is the greatest, 1t stands as the
monument OF this elevated class of mu-
slcal art. and is used more TO this day
than any oratorio written. Hardly n
year passes but what II is given more
than dozen times in the United States
alone. Some OF the numbers from this
everlasting work arc: Behold, and See
If There BE ANY Sorrow Like His Sor-
row." Come Unto Him" and He Was
Despised." Subllmely stands this soul
stirring. number the 'HalleluJah
g Chorus, I@, wN WORTHY Is the Lamb " and
stand as the highest attainment OF ora
torlo art. and arc filed with the soul and
beauty OF musical genius at It's highest
Handel once said while writing on the
Messiah: When think OF Christ the
notes leap from my pen" The "Mes-
sinh'' was written In twenty-seven days
In a most glorious and exalted state OF |
Inspiration. II was produced for the first |
time In Dublin for charitable purposes
II met with the most profound success.
having for its text the most beautiful |
passages Of the scriptures
IN bn
crowded around him after the great |
'HalleluJah Chorus II could see all |
heaven before me, and tho great God
himself" The next great works to the