handel

«handel» in Mova's school dictionary: George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-born… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

proper noun (Handel) — a name

meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-born composer who lived and worked in London; he wrote Messiah, Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks. tree →

2) Handel can also be a surname. tree →

3) handel is not an English common word; do not confuse with handle. tree →

sense in the lessons

In music lessons about Baroque composers and in church music: the Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah is sung at Christmas and Easter.

examples

• Handel wrote Messiah in just a few weeks. tree →
• The choir sang the Hallelujah Chorus by Handel. tree →
• Handel's Water Music was played on a boat on the River Thames for King George I. tree →
• Handel was born in Germany but became British. tree →
• We listened to Handel in our music lesson. tree →
• The audience stands up for Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. tree →

note

A name with a capital H. Spelling trap: the composer is Handel; a door has a handle. In German his name is Händel.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «handel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.