House Museum Handel on brook street is a place of life and death of the great composer, the author of the immortal oratorio, "the Messiah". He lived here for thirty-six years, here has experienced divine illumination, and from thence they went on their last journey.

In 1685, when the light was Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti, absolutely indifferent to the music of a German family of Hendela a boy was born Georg Friedrich. In four years, the child learned to play the harpsichord at the age of seven took possession of the body. In eleven years, she performed at the court of the elector of Brandenburg, in the twenty – wrote his first Opera. In 1712, Handel arrived in London. Brilliant young composer was well received at court, he received a lifetime pension, he had orders.

In 1723 Handel gained a permanent shelter, aka just built a house on brook street, 25. Here he rehearsed, here he wrote his greatest works: anthem "Zadok the priest" (on the occasion of the coronation of king George II), Suite "music for the Royal fireworks" and, of course, the great oratorio "Messiah" on biblical texts. Today's most famous work of Western choral music: chorus "Hallelujah" from "Messiah" to remember hearing even those who are not suspects it Handel.

In this house genius visited a great inspiration and hardships. In 1750 he was injured in a road accident, surgery eye done a charlatan. The last years of Handel were marred by blindness, terrible gout, obesity. Week before his death on Easter 1759 he was the last time I listened to the "Messiah". Buried Handel with all state honors at Westminster Cathedral.

The Museum was opened in 2001. It includes a renovated room on ground and first floor Handel house and exhibition halls in the building next door. In the rooms of the Museum there are no items that belonged personally to Handel, the bet here is made to recreate the atmosphere of the home of the great master. The floors are original boards creak of the XVIII century and just like two hundred years ago, two harpsichord Flemish firms Ruckers, on the walls hang portraits of friends of Handel. The bedroom has a large four-poster bed is exactly was included in the description of the house in a few months after the death of the great composer. The Museum displays letters, original manuscripts, early editions of operas and oratorios of Handel, his portraits.

In the house Museum Handel't heard audio recordings of his works. People come here to pay tribute to the memory of genius and enjoy live music – clear, clean, causing involuntary tears.

The Museum also includes a room in a nearby house on brook street, 23, where in the late sixties lived one of the most famous musicians of the twentieth century, rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix. This is the only authentically in the world famous house of Hendrix.