No, it's perfectly acceptable, even preferable, to refer to him as Handel. The reason is he changed his name when he became a British citizen. He chose the ang

No, it's perfectly acceptable, even preferable, to refer to him as Handel. The reason is he changed his name when he became a British citizen. He chose the anglicized version, George Frideric Handel. Note the spelling of his first and middle names, too. It was Handel himself who chose to change his name, and he used it in letters and other communications, including his signature, and the inscription on his grave's monument at Westminster Abbey, which he commissioned himself [1]. In Britain, his English name is used consistently: The Handel museum (Handel & Hendrix), Handel House, etc. You can of course call him by his German name, too; both are fine. [1] https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/george-frederic-handel https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/comme...