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 | | However, he displayed such musical aptitude with the harpsichord, organ, oboe, counterpoint and fugue, he became an assistant with Friedrich Zachav, organist of the cathedral of Halle. |
 | | Then in 1710, Handel was appointed "Kapellmeister," or Musical Director, to the Elector of Hanover, and received a commission to write an opera for London. |
 | | Including Water Music, for George I, which was first performed in 1715 on the Thames at London. |
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