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Handel's muse : patterns of creation in his oratorios and musical dramas, 1743-1751 / David Ross Hurley.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML410.H13 H87 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hurley, David Ross, 1958-
- Series:
- Oxford monographs on music
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Oratorios.
- Handel, George Frideric.
- Oratorio.
- Dramatic music--18th century--History and criticism.
- Dramatic music.
- Composition (Music).
- Vocal music--History and criticism.
- Vocal music.
- Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759--Operas.
- Local Subjects:
- Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759--Operas.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 288 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- This book represents the most thorough study to date of Handel's compositional procedures in his English oratorios and musical dramas. Exploring the composer's sketches and autograph scores, it offers fresh insights into the creative mind of one of the leading figures in Baroque music.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-288) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0198163967
- OCLC:
- 42289715
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