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# handel

«handel» in Mova's school dictionary: **George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-born…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

proper noun (Handel) — a name

### meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-born composer who lived and worked in London; he wrote Messiah, Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#m1)

2) Handel can also be a surname. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#m2)

3) handel is not an English common word; do not confuse with handle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In music lessons about Baroque composers and in church music: the Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah is sung at Christmas and Easter.

### examples

- Handel wrote Messiah in just a few weeks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#x1)
- The choir sang the Hallelujah Chorus by Handel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#x2)
- Handel's Water Music was played on a boat on the River Thames for King George I. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#x3)
- Handel was born in Germany but became British. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#x4)
- We listened to Handel in our music lesson. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#x5)
- The audience stands up for Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#x6)

### note

A name with a capital H. Spelling trap: the composer is Handel; a door has a handle. In German his name is Händel.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «handel» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.