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# handel

proper noun (Handel) — a name

«handel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#m1)
2. Handel can also be a surname. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#m3)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#x1)
- The choir sang the Hallelujah Chorus by Handel. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#x3)
- Handel was born in Germany but became British. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#x4)
- We listened to Handel in our music lesson. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/#x5)
- The audience stands up for Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. [tree →](https://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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «handel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«handel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/handel.html) on Mova free.