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George Frideric Handel was one of many Germans attracted to London during the early years of Hanoverian rule. It was an easy decision for him to move since he was the director of music for the elector of Hanover, who became George I in 1714. Handel settled into a newly built house at 25 Brook Street, Mayfair, in 1723 and lived there until his death in 1759. It was in this house that he composed most of the oratorios (including his Messiah), operas, and musical dramas, as well as the Water Music, and Music for the Royal Fireworks.
In the century and a half after Handel's death, the house was occupied by residential and commercial tenants, and it was not until about ten years ago that the idea of a museum devoted to Handel was germinated.
Last month the Handel House Museum opened. It occupies the upper floors of 23 and 25 Brook ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Handel House Museum. (Report from Europe).(Brief Article)