Handel, Messiah / Donald Burrows.
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 Fou...
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| Other title: | Messiah |
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©1991.
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| Series: | Cambridge music handbooks.
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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.