Running Head : HANDEL ‘S ROOTS AND FIRST INFLUENCES Family , Friends and Fame : Handel ‘s Roots and First Influences Abstract Composers such as Beethoven and Mozart are inspired by other men of music and fellow composers . Of the many inspiring musicians in history ,George Frideric Handel is one of the most famous and most celebrated today . His dramas and operas , especially the acclaimed “Messiah , have sprung from a life of hard work and experiences . They were born from his talent and great knowledge in music . Nevertheless , they also came from influences from the people around him . Handel ‘s family origins and his friends and fellow colleagues in the field of music , namely Georg Philipp Telemann and Johann Mattheson , are very important factors of his art . Their numerous influences on his life , whether good or bad ,structured and changed his music , paving way to his fame and success . A composer ‘s influence doesn ‘t end within the pages of his composition . It stretches on , to musicians and other famous composers . Georg Frideric Handel is one famous example . Being a primary influence to many of the most famous composers of all time , such as Beethoven and Mozart ,Handel has been one of the most acclaimed men in the history of music .The entire English nation , owes him a debt of gratitude because of the masterly way in how he encouraged and command them to assimilate and accept the beauty of the music he created . Even a master such as Handel , though , has simple…