Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #58
Tune Title: CANNONS Composer: George Frederick Handel Meter: 8.8.8.8 Incipit: 15712 34237 23456 Date: 2007
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #58

George Frideric Handel (b. Halle, Germany, 1685; d. London, England, 1759) became a musician and composer despite objections from his father, who wanted him to become a lawyer. Handel studied music with Zachau, organist at the Halle Cathedral, and became an accomplished violinist and keyboard performer. He traveled and studied in Italy for some time and then settled permanently in England in 1713. Although he wrote a large number of instrumental works, he is known mainly for his Italian operas, oratorios (including Messiah, 1741), various anthems for church and royal festivities, and organ concertos, which he interpolated into his oratorio performances. He composed only three hymn tunes, one of which (GOPSAL) still appears in some modern hy… Go to person page >| Title: | CANNONS |
| Composer: | George Frederick Handel (c. 1750) |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
| Incipit: | 15712 34237 23456 |
| Key: | f minor |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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