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impressive beauty, especially of a large building or large place commencer à apprendre
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an ostentatious display, esp. of wealth commencer à apprendre
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Handel’s death is being honoured with a glorious splurge of his music
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happening after someone's death commencer à apprendre
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Handel has enjoyed 250 years of uninterrupted posthumous fame.
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an arrangement of flowers, especially one that you give to someone commencer à apprendre
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the musical world has been getting the bouquets ready.
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if an event or process is _____, it has reached its highest level of activity commencer à apprendre
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London Handel Festival is already in full swing,
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all the works of an artist or writer commencer à apprendre
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there is a vast oeuvre that gets far fewer airings.
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music written for a small group of instruments commencer à apprendre
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there is a vast oeuvre, from chamber music to concerti grossi
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a long piece of music in which a large group of people sing commencer à apprendre
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any of the operas and oratorios on which his reputation was built during his lifetime
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great respect and admiration for someone or something commencer à apprendre
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For all the reverence in which he is held now, Handel was a musical entrepreneur with a strong commercial orientation.
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a prolific artist, writer etc produces many works of art, books etc commencer à apprendre
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He wrote fast and prolifically.
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to be able to accept something, especially something unpleasant commencer à apprendre
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some people found it hard to stomach
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to have a second job in addition to your main job, especially without the knowledge of the government tax department commencer à apprendre
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he was soon off moonlighting in London,
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formal ill and not likely to get better commencer à apprendre
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he received a royal pension from the ailing Queen Anne.
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a person in charge of an orchestra, esp. in an 18th-century princely household. commencer à apprendre
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he accepted a post as Kapellmeister
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strongly established and not likely to change - often used to show disapproval commencer à apprendre
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By 1727 Handel was so well entrenched in London
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if someone born outside a particular country is_____, they become a citizen of that country commencer à apprendre
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Handel was so well entrenched in London that he became a naturalised British citizen
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to have a friendly relationship with sb commencer à apprendre
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he was well in with the court
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relating to the stars; extremely good commencer à apprendre
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he assembled stellar casts of singers from all over Europe
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very impressive and expensive commencer à apprendre
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He laid on sumptuous productions,
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to plan, organize, and begin an event or a course of action commencer à apprendre
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as time went by the expense of mounting full-blown operas pitched him into financial crisis.
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to move or be moved suddenly, especially by throwing or being thrown: commencer à apprendre
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as time went by the expense of mounting full-blown operas pitched him into financial crisis.
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