Handel House. Note the blue plaque

The Handel House Museum at 25 Brook Street, in the exclusive central London district of Mayfair was the home of the German born baroque composer George Frideric Handel from 1723 until his death at the house in 1759. He composed works such as The Messiah, Zadok the Priest and the Fireworks Music there. Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 625 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 625 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A Greater London Council blue plaque at Alexandra Palace, commemorating the launch of BBC Television there in 1936. ... Brook Street is one of the principal streets on the Grosvenor Estate in the exclusive central London district of Mayfair. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Mayfair is an area in the City of Westminster London, named after the fortnight-long May Fair that took place there from 1686 until it was banned in that location in 1764. ... Baroque music is European classical music written during the Baroque era, approximately 1600 to 1750. ... George Frideric Handel (German Georg Friedrich Händel), (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759) was a German Baroque music composer who lived much of his life in England. ... Messiah (1741) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. ... Zadok the Priest was superbly performed at the 2005 Classical Spectacular, Melbourne Zadok the Priest is a coronation anthem composed by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) using texts from the King James Bible. ... George was born in {1685-1759} The Fireworks Music (also known as Music for the Royal Fireworks) was composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749 under contract of George II of Great Britain for the celebration fireworks occasion in Londons Green Park on 27 April 1749. ...

The house was a typical early 18th century London terraced house of basement, three main storeys and attic, and Handel was the first occupant. The attic was later converted into a fourth full floor. The ground floor is now a shop and the upper floors are leased to a charity called the Handel House Trust, and have been open to the public since 8 November 2001. The interiors have been restored to the somewhat spartan style of Handel's era, using mostly architectural elements from elsewhere, as other than the staircase, few of the original interior features survived. The Handel House Collection Trust has assembled a collection of Handel memorabilia, including the Byrne Collection of several hundred items, which was acquired in 1998.

The house is open to the public six days a week. There are changing exhibitions, lectures and children's educational events. Several performances of baroque music are staged each month, sometimes during opening hours, but more usually in the early evening for a separate charge. Baroque music is European classical music written during the Baroque era, approximately 1600 to 1750. ...

The museum also incorporates the upper floors of its neighbour, 23 Brook Street, which in a striking musical contrast was the home of rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix in 1968-69. Jimi Hendrix James Marshall Jimi Hendrix Hendricks (27 November 1942 – 18 September , 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ...

External link

• Official site

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