Handel: Messiah

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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. … celý popis

Podrobná bibliografie

Hlavní autor:

Donald Burrows, 1945-

Typ dokumentu:

Knihy

Rozsah:

x, 127 s. :

Vydáno:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997, c1991

Vydání:

Repr.

Edice:

Cambridge music handbooks

Témata:

Händel, Georg Friedrich, > 1685-1759. > Messiah

18. století

oratoria > Německo > 18. století

studie

Fyzický popis:

x, 127 s. : noty ; 22 cm

Bibliografie:

Obsahuje rejstřík
Bibliografie na s. 121-122

ISBN:

0-521-37620-3