What were Handel’s circumstances before he wrote Messiah?

Written assignment: Watch Messiah at the Foundling Hospital) (Upload under the Written Assignment tab)

1. Watch the video (59’)

2. Who was Thomas Coram? What problem did he observe when he returned to England?

3. What was the Foundling Hospital?

4. How did Messiah come to be written?

5. What were Handel’s circumstances before he wrote Messiah?

5. How did performances of Messiah at the Foundling Hospital come about?

6. Offer a personal reflection of the things depicted in the video

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