Queen Caroline (1683–1737) was a long-term supporter of Handel and his music. Her connection to the composer began in 1710 when he was appointed Kapellmeister to the Hanoverian court. In London from 1714 Caroline continued to show interest in music and Handel in particular, helping him to further develop his career. She regularly attended the opera, organized private performances at court, and ensured that her children received a good musical education—with Handel employed as a music master to her daughters. Although some royal support of music did continue after Caroline’s death, it is evident from a general decline in these years that she had been the driving force behind royal patronage, rather than her husband George II. Handel’s anthem for the funeral of Queen Caroline, The ways of Zion do mourn (1737), and individual aspects of her support of music and Handel, as well as her general interest in the arts, have received some scholarly attention. Her broader support of music in connection with Handel’s London career has, however, not been addressed in one place. This article therefore revisits Queen Caroline’s interests in music, providing new context surrounding her role in the Hanoverians’ patronage of Handel.

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卡罗琳女王，音乐和亨德尔重温

卡罗琳王后 (1683–1737) 是亨德尔及其音乐的长期支持者。她与作曲家的联系始于 1710 年，当时他被任命为汉诺威宫廷的 Kapellmeister。从 1714 年起，卡罗琳在伦敦继续表现出对音乐特别是亨德尔的兴趣，帮助他进一步发展自己的事业。她定期参加歌剧，在宫廷组织私人表演，并确保她的孩子接受良好的音乐教育——亨德尔被聘为她女儿的音乐大师。尽管卡罗琳去世后，一些皇室对音乐的支持确实继续存在，但从这些年的普遍衰落中可以明显看出，她一直是皇室赞助背后的推动力，而不是她的丈夫乔治二世。亨德尔为卡罗琳王后的葬礼唱的国歌《锡安哀悼之道》（1737 年），她支持音乐和亨德尔的个人方面，以及她对艺术的普遍兴趣，都受到了一些学术关注。然而，她对与亨德尔伦敦职业生涯有关的音乐的更广泛支持并没有在一个地方得到解决。因此，本文重新审视了卡罗琳女王对音乐的兴趣，为她在汉诺威家族赞助亨德尔的角色提供了新的背景。