16. Handel won his friendship again by writing the Water Music for a royal boat procession on the river Thames.
17. For many years Handel composed operas, but finally he won fame by writing oratorios.
18. He wrote the Messiah and many others well known to-day.
19. He became blind toward the end of his life.
20. He died on Good Friday, 1759.
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HANDEL
1. In what year was Handel born?
2. What other great composer was born the same year in Germany?
3. What was the profession of Handel's father?
4. How did it come about that Handel was allowed to study music?