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Messiah : the composition and afterlife of Handel's masterpiece / Jonathan Keates.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781541697355
- ISBN: 1541697359
- Physical Description: x, 165 pages : illustrations, music, facsimiles ; 20 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books/Hachette Book Group, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: London : Head of Zeus, 2016. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A composer at the crossroads -- The world of oratorio -- To the hibernian shore -- Elevated, majestic and moving -- The mysterious Mr Jennens -- The Lord gave the word -- Composing Messiah -- A work in progress -- Finding an audience -- Blessing & honour & glory & power -- Appendix I. Libretto of Messiah -- Appendix II. Jennens's scenic structure for Messiah -- Appendix III. Timeline of the life and times of George Frideric Handel. |
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| Subject: | Jesus Christ > Songs and music. Oratorios. Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Messiah. |
| Genre: | Oratorios. Biographies. |
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| Howe Library | 782.2 KEA
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