乔治·弗雷德里克·亨德尔(1685～1759)虽然与伟大的巴赫是同一时代的人物,但他不仅属于德国乐派,还由于他艺术生涯的关系,同时与意大利和法国乐派结下了不解的姻缘。他早期受到凯泽和马特森的影响,遂热衷于意大利歌剧,并离开德国赴意大利学习了一段时间。他高超的音乐技巧引起广泛注意,不久便被召回德国的汉诺威,任宫廷乐长。后来他为了去英国指挥意大利歌剧,放弃 Although George Frederick Handel (1685 ~ 1759) is a figure of the same age as the great Bach, he not only belongs to the German school of music, but also because of his artistic career, while at the same time with Italian and French music A puzzled marriage. He was influenced by Kaiser and Mattson in the early days. He was keen on Italian opera and left Germany to study in Italy for a while. His superb musical skills drew extensive attention and soon he was recalled to Hannover, Germany, as court musician. Later, in order to command the British opera in the UK, he gave up.