Handel

"Handel" by Romain Rolland is a biographical exploration of the famous composer George Frederick Handel, written in the early 1900s. The book gives a brief overview of Handel's life in music, looking at how he made his music, the things that affected his career, and the way things were back then. It starts by talking about Handel's family, where he came from in Halle, and who his parents were. The story shows how Handel had to fight to follow his dreams of making music because his dad wanted him to study law. It also talks about how his first music teacher, Friedrich Wilhelm Zachau, helped him grow as a musician and showed how talented he was early on. All of this gives a good look at how Handel became great and why he's so important in music history.