Handel

What did Handel originally study in college?

• Music

• Law

• Engineering

• Latin

Where did Handel live throughout his life?

• Germany

• Italy

• England

• All of the Above

After his own personal Opera Company in England failed, what happened to Handel

• He moved back to Germany

• He went to Italy to study music

• He had a stroke

• He got married

What was Handels reputation as a musical director?

• Flexible and trusting as a director

• Kind, patient and understanding as a director

• Blunt, outspoken and Tryranical as a director

• Fun and caring as a director

True or False: Water Music was performed on a barge on the river by 50 musicans while King George as on a second barge behind the Orchestra

• True

• False

Handel wrote Vocal music for which language

• English

• Italian

• German

• All of the Above

Handels Operas and Oratorios at the time of his death were considered

• Ground Breaking

• Old Fashioned

• Highly Entertaining

• Extremly Popular

What is a traditional for audiences to do during the performance of Hallelujah Chorus

• The audience puts their hand on their hearts

• Lightly clap

• Cheer loudly

• Stand for its performance

Where were the best Opera companies and singers during Handels lifetime

• German

• Austria

• England

• Italy

Which of the following instruments did Handel play

• Recorder

• Violin

• Trombone

• Flute