George Frideric Handel: Volume 3, 1734-1742: Collected Documents
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (710 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1107019559 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 780 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Duckles Award by the Music Library Association.Helen Coffey is Lecturer in Music at the Open University and has worked on the Handel Documents Project since it began in 2007. His six books about Handel and his music include The Cambridge Companion to Handel (1997), and he has edited many editions of Handel's works, including Messiah and Samson and the operas Ariodante and I
Presented chronologically in their original languages with English translations and with commentaries incorporating the results of recent research, the documents provide an essential and accessible resource for anyone interested in Handel and his music. This multi-volume major publication is the most up-to-date and comprehensive collection of these documents. This volume begins with Handel's move to the Covent Garden theatre, during the period of his competition with the Opera of the Nobility, and ends with his season of oratorio performances in Dublin. These years saw the composition of Italian operas including Ariodante, Alcina and Serse but also of the major English works Alexander's Feast, Saul and Messiah.. The life and career of George Frideric Handel, one of the most frequently performed composers f
About the Author Donald Burrows is Professor of Music at the Open University, a Vice-President of the Händelgesellschaft, Chairman of the Handel Institute, General Editor of the Novello Handel Edition and a member of the Editorial Board of the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe. His six books about Handel and his music include The Cambridge Companion to Handel (1997), and he has edited many editions of Handel's works, including Messiah and Samson and the operas Ariodante and Imeneo. . His appointment to the Handel Documents Project in 2007 enabled him to fulfil a long-held ambition and he continued to contribute to the project unt