George Frideric Handel (1685–1759 ... which caused both temporary paralysis in his right arm and some loss of his mental faculties. Blind in old age, Handel continued to compose. He died in London on ...

George Frideric Handel’s father was a barber and valet to the Prince of ... After studying law for a while in Halle, he was organist at the Cathedral of Moritzburg – only 18 years old and already ...

Handel wrote Zadok the Priest for the coronation of King George II in 1727. Amazingly the piece has been performed at the coronation service of every British monarch ever since. The words are ...