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Handelian, a. and n.|hænˈdiːlɪən|
[f. the name of Georg Friedrich Handel, originally Händel (1685–1759), German musician + -ian.]
A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Handel, or his style of composition.
B. n. One who favours or imitates the style of Handel.
1770Priv. Lett. 1st Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 205 Tenducci is amazingly improved; in his part the old Handelian songs were left out. 1788F. Burney Diary (1842) IV. iv. 231 The concert was very Handelian. 1808S. Wesley Lett. (1875) 9 This would nettle the Handelians devilishly. 1825Lamb Lett. (1888) II. 132 My sister's cold is as obstinate as an old Handelian, whom a modern amateur is trying to convert to Mozart-ism. 1865J. Hullah Transition Per. Music 244 It ‘bears so genuine a Handelian impress’. 1885Athenæum 28 Feb. 288/1 Revivals of Handelian oratorio. 1911Lady Guthrie in R. L. Orr Ld. Guthrie (1923) 258 Those dusky simple souls interpreting the glorious Handelian strains. 1966K. Amis Anti-Death League 349 The series of florid, rather Handelian amens swung to its close. |