Handel – New Aberdeen College https://newaberdeencollege.com Forming mature disciples of Christ in the traditions of classical learning and the Reformed faith Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:36:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://newaberdeencollege.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-New-Aberdeen-College-Favicon-512x512-1-32x32.png Handel – New Aberdeen College https://newaberdeencollege.com 32 32 Milton, Meet Handel https://newaberdeencollege.com/milton-meet-handel/ https://newaberdeencollege.com/milton-meet-handel/#respond Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:36:31 +0000 https://newaberdeencollege.com/?p=672 Dr. Ryan F. Smith Classical music can help students learn classical texts imaginatively. Music enlivens poetry in magical ways. When great classical composers and poets collaborate, the results can be exquisite. Such was the case when the eminent eighteenth-century composer G. F. Handel composed a now unfamiliar oratorio using the poetry of John Milton, entitled L’Allegro, Il Penseroso…

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