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The Second Jubilee In Commemoration Of Handel.
contrived a party on the Thames , at which Handel produced his celebrated water music . Inquiry being made concerning the composer , he was soon afterwards introduced to the king , and restored to his former situation . Being now determined to make England his residence , he accepted
an invitation to reside first with Mr . Andrews , of Barn Elms , in Surrey , and afterwards ivith Lord Burlington . AVith this nobleman he continued three years : he then received a pressing invitation from the Duke of Chandos to undertake the direction of the chapel at his superb mansion , Cannons . He ^ vent ther e in the year 1718 , and resided with his Grace until the institution of the Musical Academy for the
performance of operas at the Haymarket , under the patronage of the king , and most of the principal nobility . Of this exhibition Mr . Handel was appointed director ; and in that station he remained until 1726 , when disputes arising between him and his employers , the academy was broke up , and a new subscription entered into with a new manager . On this event , Mr . Handel engaged with Heidegger , in opposition to his former friends , and they continued together for three years . At the end of that term he undertook to perform operas on his own account ,
and this scheme he persisted in , until he had expended almost the whole property he had acquired ; his health , too , suffered in an equal degree . To get rid of that dejection of mind which his repeated disappointments had brought on him , he was advised to use the waters at Tunbridge , and a regimen calculated to assist their operation : his disorder was , however , too deeply rooted ; his mental powers were even
affected ; and to complete his distress , the palsy seized his right arm , and he was rendered incapable of using it in any manner . Medicines being found ineffectual , he was prevailed upon to try the baths of Aix-la-Chapelle , which soon restored him to his former health . On his return to London , he again tried his fortune ivith some new operas , but not being satisfied with their reception , he struck out a new
mode of entertainments . These were oratorios , which were for some time favourably received ; but on a suspicion that the public were growing indifferent towards them , he determined to try the temper of the people of Ireland . Accordingly , he went to Dublin in the year 1741 , and gave a performance of the Messiah , for the benefit of the prisoners in that c . ty . He returned to London in the year 1742 , and
performed Sampson , which was received with such applause , as seemed to insure him success in his future attempts of that kind . From this period may be dated that almost uninterrupted flow oi
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Second Jubilee In Commemoration Of Handel.
contrived a party on the Thames , at which Handel produced his celebrated water music . Inquiry being made concerning the composer , he was soon afterwards introduced to the king , and restored to his former situation . Being now determined to make England his residence , he accepted
an invitation to reside first with Mr . Andrews , of Barn Elms , in Surrey , and afterwards ivith Lord Burlington . AVith this nobleman he continued three years : he then received a pressing invitation from the Duke of Chandos to undertake the direction of the chapel at his superb mansion , Cannons . He ^ vent ther e in the year 1718 , and resided with his Grace until the institution of the Musical Academy for the
performance of operas at the Haymarket , under the patronage of the king , and most of the principal nobility . Of this exhibition Mr . Handel was appointed director ; and in that station he remained until 1726 , when disputes arising between him and his employers , the academy was broke up , and a new subscription entered into with a new manager . On this event , Mr . Handel engaged with Heidegger , in opposition to his former friends , and they continued together for three years . At the end of that term he undertook to perform operas on his own account ,
and this scheme he persisted in , until he had expended almost the whole property he had acquired ; his health , too , suffered in an equal degree . To get rid of that dejection of mind which his repeated disappointments had brought on him , he was advised to use the waters at Tunbridge , and a regimen calculated to assist their operation : his disorder was , however , too deeply rooted ; his mental powers were even
affected ; and to complete his distress , the palsy seized his right arm , and he was rendered incapable of using it in any manner . Medicines being found ineffectual , he was prevailed upon to try the baths of Aix-la-Chapelle , which soon restored him to his former health . On his return to London , he again tried his fortune ivith some new operas , but not being satisfied with their reception , he struck out a new
mode of entertainments . These were oratorios , which were for some time favourably received ; but on a suspicion that the public were growing indifferent towards them , he determined to try the temper of the people of Ireland . Accordingly , he went to Dublin in the year 1741 , and gave a performance of the Messiah , for the benefit of the prisoners in that c . ty . He returned to London in the year 1742 , and
performed Sampson , which was received with such applause , as seemed to insure him success in his future attempts of that kind . From this period may be dated that almost uninterrupted flow oi