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Handel's Messiah: A Celebration
Contributor(s): Luckett, Richard (Author)

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ISBN: 0156001381     ISBN-13: 9780156001380
Publisher: Mariner Books
OUR PRICE: $18.99  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: October 1995
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Annotation: Luckett explores the background and composition of Messiah--the often stormy relations between Handel and his librettist, the colorful lives and personalities of the original soloists, and the circumstances of the first performance in Dublin, 1742. Paintings, engravings, caricatures, and fascimiles.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Instruction & Study - Voice
- Music | Genres & Styles - Classical
- Music | Genres & Styles - Opera
Dewey: 782.23
LCCN: 95019716
Series: Harvest Book
Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.56" W x 8.56" L (0.71 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Evangelical
- Theometrics - Mainline
- Religious Orientation - Christian
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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Publisher Description:
An authority on eighteenth-century music explores the background and composition of Messiah and gives the complex subsequent history of the work. Paintings, engravings, caricatures, and facsimiles of Handel's autograph score illustrate the text. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
 
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