Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-23

1880. a.. o ~ co. r.Os@tud On
the way Wiring his home tovu, iiallr
This was in l7l0 Having become so
famous in Italy. he met with d most
sp!rndid reception in England.
Through his old and new musical CON
poai,ious h WOn The heart Of the
English people, who would fancy to
call him The New Purcell Queen
Ann awarded him with a yearly pen
sion.
In 1714 the queen died. The Elec-
tor OF Hanover came to London and
was crowned King George l.. Handel
had won special favor with the new
ruler. He was also a great favorite
with the Duke of Chandos. at whose
mansion, Cannons, neal London, he
stayed while he wrote several of his
masterpieces.
! 4 new phase Of Handles life begins
lin 1719 with the establishment of the
Royal Academy Of Music, a large un-
dertaking by rich and music-lOying
mobility Of England. Handel became
at once the leading spirit at this in
stitution. The compositions he wrote
during these years spread over the
whole Of Europe.
Ills greatest works were, however,
created in the later years Of his life,
between the age of Sc and &c, Most
of his great sacred works date from
that period. Among these his Mes
siah" Is the best known.
This magnificent sacred oratorio he
wrote in 1741. It contains 81 num-
bers in all. Of which q are chorus
numbers. The others are solos Of
different nature, and instrumental Sc
lections. The text is taken directly
from the Bible, aud it gives & full
description of Christ's life and mis-
sion, beginning with the prophecies
of the Old Testament. 1t takes three
hours to give the entire compos tion;
yet Handel completed the wosk in
twenty.four days. Charles Jennings
helped to arrange the words as a Sc
lection OF passages from ScriI lures.
In 1889 Mozart added to the musical
composition.
The Messiah" was given in Dub
lin, Ireland, for the first time, about
one year after it was written. After
that 1t was sung frequently and re-
peatedly In the leading icties of Eng
land and Europe. Handel himself df-
rected the oratorio q times during
1.-The remainder OF his life. the last time
only one week before mis- death
From 1850 Handel dedicated the
Messiah" to the sick and needy s
he had 1t performed once q year for
the sole benefit Of hospitals and sim
liar charitable institutions, 1t has
Truly been said OF the Messiah that
no other composition has ever aroused
such enthusiasm and been SO long anf
'lso universally q favorite. Herdel
calls the Messiah a magnetic sae
.jred poetry in music z
Physically Handel was stront
giant. But the strain of his stead.
work was too much for him. A strok'
OF apoplexy paralyzed his right sid
, and disturbed for a time his mind
Visiting a healing spring brought hir
!, great help, but his health was onl
nartly recovered. His eyes also CAV
!. out. until he was threatened with 6
tai blindness. Yet he worked steadii
writing compositions, giving 60
s certs, and playing organ and other =
vorite instruments.
Z Many Of Handeps compositions a
9 lost, yet the German Handel So
ETY. which in 1856 undertook TO g
lecA and print his music, foul
!. enough left 10 maye up 100 large AZ
umes.
The English people rightly resa
Y Handel as their greatest eompos''
and among the Germans he has 81
BY one equal, namely Johan sebasti
bach, who lived and worked ct !
same time IS Handel. yet indep'
dent of him. Handel and Bach /
the tive greatest composers and |
altwo greatest cathedral S mast
the world has 9 produced
Handel was buried in Westrains
sAbbey, and i large moT,llle q
erected iii his honor. q colossal
ma also erected in his home
Halle. Huass or Handel hal
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