Handel
Although such works as Messiah and the Water Music have remained firmly in the repertory since their composition, only recently have the delights of Handel's operas been rediscovered: his lyrical arias, sublime choral style and large-scale musical canvasses. Centring on Handel's pre-eminence as a composer of opera and oratorio, Donald Burrow's comprehensive and … full description
Bibliographic Details
- Main Author:
- Document Type:
- Books
- Document range:
- xii, 491 s. :
- Published:
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
c1994
- Edition:
- 1st publ.
- Series:
- Master musicians series
- Subjects:
- Physical Description:
- xii, 491 s. : 11 obr. na příl., noty ; 24 cm
- Bibliography:
- Bibliogr. na s. 463-470
Rejstřík - ISBN:
- 0-19-816470-X
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