was handel a baroque composer
Born: February 23, 1685 - Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Died: April 14, 1759 - London, England. Georg [George] Frideric [Friderick, Frederic, Frederick] Handel [Haendel, Hendel] was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich HÃ¤ndel in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on January 22, 1727.