Of all the great composers of the eighteenth century, Handel was the supreme cosmopolitan, an early and extraordinarily successful example of a freelance composer. For thirty years the opera-house was the principal focus of his creative work and he composed more than forty operas over this period. I...

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1. Verfasser:	Kimbell, David R. B. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Schlagworte:	Handel, George Frideric, > 1685-1759. > Operas. Händel, Georg Friedrich > 1685-1759 Operas (Handel, George Frideric) 1700-1799 Opera > 18th century. MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice. MUSIC > Lyrics. MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal. Opera Oper Aufführung Electronic books.
Online-Zugang:	DE-862 DE-863
Zusammenfassung:	Of all the great composers of the eighteenth century, Handel was the supreme cosmopolitan, an early and extraordinarily successful example of a freelance composer. For thirty years the opera-house was the principal focus of his creative work and he composed more than forty operas over this period. In this book, David Kimbell sets Handel's operas in their biographical and cultural contexts. He explores the circumstances in which they were composed and performed, the librettos that were prepared for Handel, and what they tell us about his and his audience's values and the music he composed for them. Remarkably no Handel operas were staged for a period of 170 years between 1754 and the 1920s. The final chapter in this book reveals the differences and similarities between how Handel's operas were performed in his time and ours.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (221 pages)
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780511998454 0511998457 9781316533567 1316533565 0521818419 9780521818414 9781316532607 1316532607 0521521602 9780521521604