When Hendrix found out about his famous ex-neighbour, he went out and bought HandelвЂ™s Messiah and Water Music albums from a nearby record store. In 1968 Jimi Hendrix returned to London and moved into the upstairs flat of 25 Brook Street which had been rented by his girlfriend for him. Incidentally, that address was later inhabited another popular musician of his day. He spent the years from 1723 until 1759 when he died, living at 25 Brook Street in Mayfair London.Most of HandelвЂ™s adult life was spent in London, England after he was offered a position by Queen Anne with the princely annual salary of ВЈ200.He was also taught to play violin, oboe, organ and harpsichord. The Duke managed to convince his father that the boy should receive lessons and he was subsequently harmony, counterpoint and musical analysis by the court composer, Freidrich Wilhelm Zachow. Having been sat on the stool of the organ, he suddenly started to play вЂ“ to the astonishment of everyone. When he was only five, he was taken to visit a family member who was employed as a butler at the house of Duke Johann Adolf I.Apparently, a clavichord was smuggled into the attic of their house and young Handel practised it unbeknown to his father. When he was young, his father, a valet and barber, forbade him to play the clavichord because he wanted a legal future for his son.It is not known why he did so, but it is assumed that it was a mark of respect for the great work rather than a desire to use the lavatory. This is in recognition of King George III who, at the premiere, stood up during the piece. The Hallelujah Chorus from his oratorio, Messiah, is especially celebrated because it is one of the few works where the audience is expected to stand.Most of it was left to a niece in Germany. Unlike many musicians of the time, Handel amassed a huge wealth and, on his death, he was worth around ВЈ20,000 which was a lot of money in todayвЂ™s terms.The last musical performance attended by Handel was of one his own works, Messiah, in 1759 shortly afterwards, he died.The march from his opera Scipio, which was first performed in 1726 became the regimental slow march for the British Coldstream Guards.He was also reported to have had a brief dalliance in Rome with the Italian soprano, Vittoria Tarquini, who was sixteen years his senior. In the 17th century men of influence and money always married to protect their financial property but there was no necessity to love a spouse relationships with other men outside of their marriages werenвЂ™t uncommon. It has been suggested that he might have been gay because he was commissioned by a number of gays, rich benefactors. Little is known about George Frideric HandelвЂ™s personal life, which was kept very private, except that he ate and drunk too much вЂ“ he became obese in later years вЂ“ and was bad-tempered.I would uncover my head and kneel before his tomb.вЂ™ Beethoven was equally effusive вЂHandel was the master of us allвЂ¦.the greatest composer that ever lived. Bach is quoted as having said about Handel that he вЂis the only person I would wish to see before I die and the only person I would wish to be wereВ I not BachвЂ™.George Frideric Handel was born on 23rd February 1685 вЂ“ the same year as two other composers were born Domenico Scarlatti and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Handel&#39;s messiah hallelujah

Handel's messiah hallelujah