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Leaving his birth city of Halle lead him on a Organifi Green Juice Review series of travels

that would shape the musical aspect of the outlook that Handel would eventually have on
music. The various travels and cities that Handel was to visit would begin to influence every
aspect of music that Handel would come to know and appreciate, and it was his first
destination in Hamburg that would lead Handel on the path of musical greatness. It was
during his time in Hamburg that Handel was really introduced to opera, and it took no time
before Handel was given a position in the orchestra on second violin.
The time at the Opera house playing violin was a period that would bring the birth of what
people would come to see as a man that was described as a "large and very portly man", one
that was full of a short temper and one that had a general appearance about him that was
"somewhat heavy and sour." The personality of Handel would be something that many really
would see as a double edged sword, in one aspect he was a intelligent man that had a good
sense of humor, one that show a remarkable sense of integrity, reliability, and absolute
honesty in all aspects of his life; but at the same time Handel was a person that possessed a
short fuse, and hot temper. He was a man that was short tempered and vocal about is
opinions of life in general, and especially music.
This personality would be a defining part of Handel's musical career, as it was shortly after he
started working in Hamburg at the Opera house, that George was given the opportunity to
display his tremendous talent at the harpsichord; though it was also this talent that caused
young George (now approximately age 22) to vocally disagree with composer Johann
Mattheson on a composition Mattheson had written. It was this short fuse of Handel's that
nearly ended his career, and life; though this spunk Handel exhibited also gave him the
opportunity to catch the eye of a young prince, Prince Ferdinando de' Medici, which would
become impressed with the music Handel was performing. This lead to Handel being asked
to leave his home, now Hamburg, and make the journey to Italy where he would again be
placed in a situation of being surrounded by new composers and styles of music.
http://wholetoneshealingmusicreview.com/ The move to Italy was an exciting time for
Handel, as Handel was at a point of where his primary motivation for traveling to new areas
was that of gaining experience, and in the case of the opportunity to visit Italy, the objective
was to learn as much as he could from the composers of Italy, and their wonderful operas. It
was in Italy that Handel made significant strides in his musical career and overall
development. For when Handel made it to Italy he was exposed to the world's greatest forms
of music consisting of compositions of the likes of Opera, Cantatas, oratorios, chamber
cantatas, concertos, and sonatas. This was a period that Handel began the task of refining his
knowledge and really defining the compositional talents he had been using to this point.
Handel was afforded the luxury of being able to set no limit on the boundaries of which his
music would take because of the generous gift of being surrounded by people that were able
to support Handel and his daily needs. As a member of Prince Francesco Ruspoli court,
Handel was given the freedom to explore compositional aspects and dig into the music that
so highly intrigued him, though it wasn't until that Handel's musical world would come to full
realization, and would establish Handel as one of the greatest musicians of all times. The
year came with Handel's move back to Germany where he would fall into the role once held
by Steffani in Hanover as Kapellmeister to the Elector, George Louis, who eventually become
King George I of England.

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