<P> George Frideric ( or Frederick ) Handel ( / ˈhændəl / ; born Georg Friedrich Händel German : ( ˈhɛndəl ) ( listen ) ; 23 February 1685 ( O.S. ) ( ( N.S. ) 5 March ) -- 14 April 1759 ) was a German , later British , baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London , becoming well known for his operas , oratorios , anthems , and organ concertos . Handel received important training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712 ; he became a naturalised British subject in 1727 . He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and by the middle - German polyphonic choral tradition . </P>
<P> George Frideric ( or Frederick ) Handel ( / ˈhændəl / ; born Georg Friedrich Händel German : ( ˈhɛndəl ) ( listen ) ; 23 February 1685 ( O.S. ) ( ( N.S. ) 5 March ) -- 14 April 1759 ) was a German , later British , baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London , becoming well known for his operas , oratorios , anthems , and organ concertos . Handel received important training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712 ; he became a naturalised British subject in 1727 . He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and by the middle - German polyphonic choral tradition . </P>
who was the german composer who went to england to write italian opera
who was the german composer who went to england to write italian opera
George Frideric ( or Frederick ) Handel born Georg Friedrich Händel
George Frideric ( or Frederick ) Handel born Georg Friedrich Händel