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Handel

[ han-dl ]

noun

  1. George Fri·de·ric [free, -der-ik, -drik] Georg Friedrich Händel, 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.


Handel

/ ˈhændəl /

noun

  1. HandelGeorge Frederick16851759MGermanMUSIC: composer George Frederick. German name Georg Friedrich Händel. 1685–1759, German composer, resident in England, noted particularly for his oratorios, including the Messiah (1741) and Samson (1743). Other works include over 40 operas, 12 concerti grossi, organ concertos, chamber and orchestral music, esp Water Music (1717)


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  • Han·del·i·an [han-, del, -ee-, uh, n, -, dee, -lee, -, del, -y, uh, n, -, deel, -y, uh, n], adjective

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Example Sentences

Palin went to Georgia to stump for Karen Handel, but Handel finished a distant third in the Senate primary.

But for Carole Kirk of Atlanta, simply being a woman is not enough of a reason to support Handel.

For Karen Handel, just relating to David Perdue is hard enough work in itself.

For Brenda Smith, the Handel supporter, the Republican brand remains strong.

Former secretary of state Karen Handel ranks second with 14 percent, while Broun places third with 13 percent.

Musical festival in Westminster abbey, in commemoration of the birthday of Handel.

Afterwards Handel became more widely known, and was called from Whitchurch for larger fields of work.

How many more might the American writer have added to this solitary one, had his list of Handel's Italian songs been at hand.

The full chorus of other masters is often bold and elevated; but it is only Handel who has the sublime of devotion.

While, on the other hand, the separate parts in Handel were like single pillars from a temple, or single stones from a pyramid.

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handednessHandel, George Frederick