This Essay Discusses why Handel Was a Baroque Musician as Opposed to an Enlightened or Classical Musician in the form of a Letter

To whom it may concern:
As thou knowest, the period of the Enlightenment was such an extraordinary and important era. Thou dost not want to accept just any old person into thy International Enlightenment Society. Though I am sure George Frederic Handel was the first on thy list due to his great attributes and style in the music field, he may be better off joining the International Baroque Society. His powerful music has made "...a King stand during one of [his] performances", but this is due more to the powerful contrasting sounds and dramatic climaxes in his music which thou might find in baroque style music, than to the balanced and restrained music of the classical era. Creating over 612 pieces throughout his lifetime, Handel hast become the second most powerful Baroque musician underneath Bach. His music caused Queen Anne to pay him a 200-pound pension per year for the rest of his life, with King George raising that to 600 pounds because Handel composed the famous Water Music suite for him. The Royal Academy of Music along with the Garden Royal Opera House accepted Handel willingly into their hospitality, allowing him to write and play his songs hither. …