Handel / Donald Burrows.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burrows, Donald, 1945-

Series:

Master musicians series.

The master musicians

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Composers--Biography.

Composers.

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.

Handel, George Frideric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (652 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York City : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Handel is one of the most remarkable figures in the history of western music. His compositions form one of the peaks of creative achievement in the Baroque period, and cover a remarkable range: full-scale Italian operas and English oratorios (including Messiah), but also shorter works such as the Water Music and the Coronation Anthem Zadok the Priest. His compositional processes were often complex, but could result in accessible and memorable 'hit tunes', such as the aria that subsequently became famous as 'Handel's Largo'.His life and career were as remarkable as his music. Born in Germany to

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Figures; 1 Germany, 1685-1706; 2 Italy and Hanover, 1706-10; 3 Music for Germany and Italy, 1706-10; 4 London: The First Decade, 1711-19; 5 The Music, 1711-19; 6 The 'Academy' Years, 1720-32; 7 The Music of the 'Academy' Years; Operas; Other Works; 8 The Transitional Decade I: Competition, 1732-7; 9 The Transitional Decade II: Confusion, 1737-41; 10 The Music, 1732-41; Operas; Oratorios and Odes; Church Music; Instrumental Music; 11 The Oratorio Composer I: Dublin and London, 1741-5; 12 The Oratorio Composer II: Towards Victory, 1745-9

13 The Music of the 1740sTheatre Music; Other Works; 14 The Final Decade I: The Last Major Works, 1749-51; 15 The Final Decade II: A Career Completed; Appendices; A: Calendar; B: List of Works; C: Personalia; D: The Ruling Houses of Hanover, Britain and Prussia; E: A London Opera-goer in 1728; F: Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-978008-0

0-19-026815-8

1-280-59287-7

9786613622709

0-19-978140-0

OCLC:

793166839