Handel, Messiah
Donald Burrows brings many new insights to this fascinating account of one of the favorite works of the concert hall. He traces the course of Messiah from Handel's initial musical response to the libretto, through the oratorio's turbulent first years to its eventual popularity with the Foundling Hospital performances. The book addresses such questions as the position of Messiah within the oratorio genre, Handel's treatment of structural design, tonal relationships in the work and problems of En…
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Donald Burrows brings many new insights to this fascinating account of one of the favorite works of the concert hall. He traces the course of Messiah from Handel's initial musical response to the libretto, through the oratorio's turbulent first years to its eventual popularity with the Foundling Hospital performances. The book addresses such questions as the position of Messiah within the oratorio genre, Handel's treatment of structural design, tonal relationships in the work and problems of English wordsetting, as well as contemporary issues such as Handel's relationship with his librettist, Charles Jennens, and with his performers and audience.--Publisher description.
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- Publication Date:©1991.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1991.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (x, 127 pages) : : music
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780511620096, 0511620098
- oclc:ocn558421361
- LC Classification:ML410.H13
- Dewey Decimal:782.23
Table of Contents
Preface -- References to Messiah editions -- The historical background -- From composition to first performance -- The first London performances -- Revival and revision -- Messiah in other hands -- The Work: design -- The Work: individual movements -- Handel's word setting -- Appendix 1. The libretto of Messiah -- Appendix 2. Messiah sources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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