Many have heard of Handel's 'Messiah.' But do you know about Handel?

Christian Post ^ | 12/13/2021 | Canon J.John

[glennaro]

Arguably the most beautiful, majestice composition ever written.

That noted, it's important to bear in mind the following:
-- It's not "The Messiah"; it's "Messiah"
-- It's not "Home Depot"; it's "The Home Depot"
-- and, most importantly, it's not "Macallan" scotch; it's "The Macallan"

(I really need a vacation!)

[Dr. Sivana]

I have no idea how authentic mine was, and I don’t remember the taste very well. I was also surprised at what the British call “pudding”, so I am probably the under-cultured one here. I am just somewhat offended at a pie with the word meat, but no actual meat. Sort of like the Ritz “Mock Apple Pie”.

[Bob434]

Wnat? I like good minced lies

[SeekAndFind]

RE: I often rock Handel’s Water Music on my stereo. Fantastic!!

Yes, that was Handel’s other wonderful masterpiece, a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites.

The Alla Hornpipe portion of this piece is played all over the world every time there are dancing fountains.

[Bob434]

Wow, meant “good mince pies” 😆

[golux]

I'm not the biggest Handel fan, possibly because I over-listened as a youth, but any guy who is bad-ass enough to get into a nearly deadly sword fight with another composer (Mattheson) over some minor musical elements is invited to my table any day!


(I just won't talk about music.)

[Coffee... Black... No Sugar]

Love Handel!

[NEMDF]

Yes, I also often listen to Water Music AND Fire Music. They are so energizing!

[Dr. Sivana]

Wow, meant “good mince pies”

Your Freudian slip, not mine.

[SuperLuminal]

"No idea what a mince pie is"

Surely you jest... Growing up in New England during the 30s & 40s, mince pie was a hardcore tradition...

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

An old girlfriend made that one year with venison her father had shot. I have always liked the meatless version, but what she made was excellent.

[SuperLuminal]

Excellent post...
Things I never knew in it...

[ADemocratNoMore]

You all might enjoy the British film “The Great Mr. Handel”
from 1942.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MHDylC00IQ

Also available at Archive.org

[golux]

Handel was such a popular opera composer that he was allowed to pick his own leading ladies. However, this perk led to an almighty bust-up between sopranos Faustina Bordoni and Francesca Cuzzoni, two rival singers of the day, who ended up having a scrap on stage during a performance of Bononcini's Astianatte. They both had to be dragged off stage to stop them pulling bits off each other's costumes.

[Bob434]

I don’t wear slips, especially Freudian ones 😆

[Jamestown1630]

LOL!

Pudding is kind of a general word to the Brits that can apply to lots of things; sometimes just any dessert.

(but Plum - or Christmas - Pudding is really good - especially with a boozy hard sauce. You can buy plum puddings ready-made; but it’s been years since our local grocery has had them, and we get them online.)

[Deplorable American1776]

A mince pie had meat, raisins and other dried fruits. Now, the meat is missing... I usually have a slice if offered...

[ifinnegan]

Ok. Thanks.

Personally I never encountered it.

Fruitcake, yeah.

[ifinnegan]

“Surely you jest... Growing up in New England during the 30s & 40s, mince pie was a hardcore tradition”

I guess it’s an English thing.

I see it’s mincemeat, which isn’t what I thought mincemeat was.

[SuperLuminal]

"I see it’s mincemeat, which isn’t what I thought mincemeat was."

For me, "mincemeat" is what we did to the chicoms in 1951 & 1952...