Handel.:

Handel is one of the most remarkable figures in the history of western music. His compositions form one of the peaks of creative achievement in the Baroque period, and cover a remarkable range: full-scale Italian operas and English oratorios (including Messiah), but also shorter works such as the Wa...

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Main Author: Burrows, Donald
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2012.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Master musicians series.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Handel is one of the most remarkable figures in the history of western music. His compositions form one of the peaks of creative achievement in the Baroque period, and cover a remarkable range: full-scale Italian operas and English oratorios (including Messiah), but also shorter works such as the Water Music and the Coronation Anthem Zadok the Priest. His compositional processes were often complex, but could result in accessible and memorable 'hit tunes', such as the aria that subsequently became famous as 'Handel's Largo'. His life and career were as remarkable as his music. Born in Germany to.
Physical Description:1 online resource (652 pages).
ISBN:9780199781409
0199781400

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