Handel's Messiah: A Celebration Contributor(s): Luckett, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156001381 ISBN-13: 9780156001380 Publisher: Mariner Books
Binding Type: Paperback Published: October 1995 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. Click for more in this series: Harvest Book |
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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