In 1717 this oratorio composer found a position writing music for the future Duke of Chandos
In 1717 
Handel became house composer at Cannons in Middlesex, where he laid the ... [
24]In 1719 the Duke of Chandos became one of the main subscribers to Handel's
... [DOC] [TLE] Hndel Biography :: MIDIWORLD.COM [PAR] His father, a barber-surgeon opposed music as his son's career though he ... was 
appointed court conductor in Hanover, and was also invited to write an opera ... 
From 1717 to 1720 Hndel was resident composer to the Earl of Carnarvon (
Duke of ... dramatic gifts found wider and more expressive outlets in the oratorio 
form.