A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present
CHAPTER XXIV--GEO. FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL 273-281
The companion figure of Bach--early life--violinist at Hamburg--conductor; composer--first opera--Italy--successes there--England--Italian operas--oratorio "Messiah"--other oratorios--list of his works--Bach and Händel compared--Händel's place in art--personalities.