George Fri⋅de⋅ric /ˈfridərɪk,-drɪk/Show Spelled Pronunciation[free-der-ik,-drik]Show IPA(Georg Friedrich Händel), 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.
Han·del (hān'dl) German-born composer whose works include the English oratorio Messiah (1742) and the orchestral Water Music (1717). Han·del'i·an (hān-dē'lē-ən, -dēl'yən, -děl'ē-ən, -děl'yən) adj.