Handel : The Story of a Little Boy who Practiced in an Attic

by Thomas Tapper

BLIND HANDEL BEING LED TO THE ORGAN.

The English people loved and admired him so much that he was buried in Westminster Abbey.

FACTS ABOUT HANDEL

Read these facts about Handel, and from them make up the story of his life. Use your own words. After your teacher has read it, copy the story on pages 15 and 16 of this book.

1. He was born in Halle in Germany, February 23, 1685.

2. His full name was George Frederick Handel.

3. His father was a barber and surgeon, who intended his son to become a lawyer.

4. As a little boy he practiced the harpsichord in the garret.

5. Once he went with his father to the home of the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels.