The creator of Music for the Royal Fireworks, for 10 points, this German composer for George I known for pieces like Water Music and The Messiah.
The opening largo of one of this composer's works features 28 bars of bare chords for full orchestra, and appears in a collection created by this man to put the smackdown on the "Opera of Nobility." Those works, which included the aforementioned reworking of his F major organ concerto "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale," are known as the 12 Grand Concertos. In response to pirated keyboard pieces issued under the name of Jean Roger of Amsterdam, this man released his own (*) Suites de Pieces pour le Clavecin. A work by this man featuring a siciliana style movement called "La Paix" and another movement called "La RÃ©jouissance" was written to celebrate the signing of the Peace of Aix-la-Chappelle. Another work by this composer uses accompanied recitative to give the effect of the miraculous appearance of angels, and includes a noted "Glory to God" portion. The creator of Music for the Royal Fireworks, for 10 points, this German composer for George I known for pieces like Water Music and The Messiah.
The opening largo of one of this composer's works features 28 bars of bare chords for full orchestra, and appears in a collection created by this man to put the smackdown on the "Opera of Nobility.
George Frideric Handel