| 1 | From 1720 to 1732 he was in London , where for a time his popularity rivaled Handel's. | |
| 2 | Composer George Frideric Handel was bankrupt when in 1741 a group of Dublin charities offered him a commission to write a musical work. | |
| 3 | He says wedding couples at the church often request classics like "Hornpipe" from "Water Music" by George Frideric Handel. | |
| 4 | The seven-week London Handel Festival is already in full swing, and festivals in Halle and Göttingen will follow in April and May. | |
| 5 | The King James is the poetry that inspired Handel's Messiah, but the words also captivated modern musicians. |