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HANDEL'S GIFT TO MANKIND

SET THE BIBLE TO MUSIC

BEAUTIFUL ORATORIOS

By MARGARET HILLMAN The 250th anniversary of the birth of George Frederick Handel, which falls on February 23, recalls aome Interesting stories about tho world-fanfous musical composer, whose great oratorios "Messiah," "Samson." "Joseph," "Saul," and "Judas Maccabacus" are still fami- liar to most of us today.

Handel was born in the German town of Halle in 1686, and even as a child he had a perfect passion for music His father was quite un- musicnt, and was so determined that his gifted non should become a lawyer that he forbade any musical instrument to be brought Into the house, and actually burned the small boy's drums and trum- nets,

But at the age of seven the youthful musiclan, with the aid of A kindly anut, managed to obtain a clavichord, the precursor of our modern pianoforte, and. hiding it In the garret, taught himself to play. Very often the email by practised far into the night, secure In the knowledge that the sweet muffled tones of the clavichord Could not be heard by the rest of the household.

The following year Handel was taken by his father on a visit to the Duke of Welsconfels, who noticed the boy's, great love of music. One day he was allowed to play the organ, and to the amaze- ment of his hearers the eight-year- old boy played with the skill and touch of a master.

DUCAL PATRONAGE The Dake turned to Handels father and asked if he had never observed that his son was a musical] Renius. Thereafter the Duke offer ed to pay for the boy's musical education, and with his father's reluctant consent he was placed under an eminent organist. The result was that before he reached the mature age of ten Handel was a brilliant instrumentalist and an accomplished composer.

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New York, Mar. 13.

Mr. John Pierpont Morgan, titan of American finance, has begun to) dispose of some of his priceless art-treasures-as-the-move-of-n-pr#- dent mån entering. fc's Anal airetch to place his estate in good order.

Mr. Charles R. Henschel, pro- sident of Knoedler, galleries, an- nounced, he was handling the sale of six paintings fram the Morgan collection.

They are valued at U.S. $1,500,- 000 and it will be the biggest sale of paintings since the Hermitago Muncum collection

was sold at Leningrad in 1920 and 1930. Henschel handled 25 pictures of that group valued at $12,000,000.

Mr. Henschel Induced the hend of the House of Morgan to part with the paintings by telling him that there is a "Boom market" in art and they may not bring so high n price again for many years.

The interview between the con- cisseur and the 77-year-old finan- eler was described for the United Presa by a source close to Morgan. Mr. Hendschel had's painting which he belleved Mr. Morgan might buy.

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Morgan.

"No, I'm not buying" said Mr.

would = consider selling some painting from your

Henschel. collection," said Mr.

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This answer. was: "Yes--If I set the right price.”

"I'll think it over,” replied Mr. Morgan.

After deliberation he decided to

six-among them Handel was a most generous offer

the benefactor of the Foundling Hos-famous "Anne of Austria," by pital, London, and for many years Peter Paul Rubens and Chirlan- Kase an annual performance of dnio's "Siovanna Tornabuoni." The "Messiah" in the Foundling Chapel, latter alone is worth half each of which meant an addition million dollars, according to con- of about £500 to the Hospital. noisseurs, Strange as it may seen the trustees of the Huspital discovered that Handel had in his will bequeathed He was guided, according to one a full score and a complete set of close to the financler, by the ton- parts of "Messias" to the Hospital,,sideration that "perhaps a little and they actually petitioned Parlin too much of his fortune, which is ment, during the composer's life- not as great as the public believea, time, to accord them the sole right was.in art; that his years are numm of performing "Messiah." Handel bered and that as a prudent and was perfectly furious. "The De-business-like man he wishes to estate in the beat vil he cried. "For what shall leave his the Foundlings pot mine oratoria possible condition." in the Parliament? The Devil! Mine music shall not go to the Parliament."

In 1751 Handel was stricken with total blindness. Not long after this terrible calamity had fallen upon him he was present at a per- formance of "Samson," when a dis- tinguished tenor anng with great feeling the solo :----

"Total eclipse! No sun, no

moon-

All dark amid the blaze of

noon.

In 1703 when Handel was in Hamburg, he and a friend went to Lubeck to compete for the post of organist at the Marienkirk, vacant owing to the retiral of the cele- brated organist, Buxtehude. Ilow- ever, it turned out that Buxtehude had made a stipulation that his Ruccessor must marry his only daughter. Neither Ifandel nor his friend had any Inclination to do so, so they made a polite farowell. Handel came to London in 1710, during the reign of Queen Anne, and continued his triumphant career

composer. One day Handel was rehearsing a song with A young English singer Gordon, who had the audacity to criticise the composer's method of This was more accompanying. than Handel could stand, and he told Gordon sharply to mind his own business. High words follow- ed, and Gordon finally declared that if Handel persisted in accompany ing him in that manner he would jump upon his harpsichord and amash it to pieces.,

"Oh," replied Handel, et moremarkable. know when you will do that, and I will advertise it; for I am sure more people will come to see you jump than to hear you sing."

The touching spectacle of the named blind composer sitting beside the organ listening to these poignant words affected the audience. so powerfully that many of them burst into tears..

THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS At the first performance of "Messiah." in London in 1748, the great audience was deeply affected by the music, and when it came to the phrase, "For the Lord God Omnipotent," in the Hallelujah Chorns, the whole audience, includ- ing the King (George II.) simul- taneously rose to their feet, and remained standing until the chorus ended. This was probably the origin of that custom which still

•prevails at every rendering of "Messiah."

SALESMAN SAM

WHOOPIE! TWINS! AN' TH'. WIFE AN' KIDDIES ARE

DOIN' FINE!

FORTY YEARS' FRIENDSHIP. In the first weeks of Handel's

blindness, he was unable to take part in the performance of his oratorios, and his surgeon recom- ended to him a blind musician, John Stanley, whose memory was Handel burat out laughing and cried "Have you never read the Scriptures? Do you not remember, if the blind lend the blind, they both fall into the ditch ?"

"Mr. Morgan felt that with a boom market existing in the present time for paintings of great value, he would be remian in his duty to the estate if he did not dis- pose of some of the paintings at this time," said the United Press informant.

In addition to Ruben's "Anne of¦ Aurtria" and the Ghirlandaio masterpiece, there are two of Frans als portraits Sir Thomas Lowson's portrait- of LLdy Elizabeth Farren and Fra Lippo Lippi's "St. Lawrence Enthroned."

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famed "Bodolphe Family" pair. Ludy Elizabeth Farren was a great English actress, Countess Derby and daughter of druggist.-United Press.

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the quarrel Handel told him that he was going to put his name in place, of his father's in his will. Handel did so, he would leave him 18 Take a share from the park ten Young Smith declared that if 17 Clan.

18 Town of India, instantly and take no further share

20 Kind of wine. in his oratorio performances, "for" 25 Engrave in a way, he added, "what will the world 24 May describe a cock or his spur. think if you set aside my father 20 Buch the sume na a halo, and leave this legacy to me?" 27 Fish IInndel gave in, and a few days 30 An artery. later was reconciled to his old 31 Carried by many a scribe of old. friend.

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Later on, however, he found Stanley's hssistance very valuable, George Frederick Handel reach- and after Handel's death the per-ed his journey's end on April 14, formances of hle oratorios were 1759, when he passed away after continued by Stanley and Handel's a very brief illness, at the age of old friend John Christopher Smith. 74, and was laid to reat beelde our John Christopher Smith, or greatest dead in Westminster Schmidt, as he was originally call- Abbey. ed, had been Handel's closest friend for forty years when they quar- relled, over some trifle and parted in anger. Smith's son, however, who was Hantel's secretary, re mained with him, and shortly after

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2 Is this baby's first dance?.

Famous old master.

4 One in the solar system. -5-A-national crabiem

"Dattle" is its anagram and ono might cause many to be set up. 7 Erratic.

But Handel's wonderful musle still lives, not for an age, but for all time, and to English-speaking people flandel will ever be remem-19 bored as the great composer who "act the Bible to music.

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Unkind epithet for the absent- 8 "Calls this nice" (anag).

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