George Frideric Handel: Volume 4, 1742-1750
Collected Documents
Published on 26. March 2020
Book
Hardback
986 pages
978-1-107-08021-8 (ISBN)
Description
The life and career of George Frideric Handel, one of the most frequently performed composers from the Baroque period, are copiously and intricately documented through a huge variety of contemporary sources. This multi-volume major publication is the most up-to-date and comprehensive collection of these documents. 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. In charting Handel's activities and the performance and reception of his music during his lifetime, the documents also offer valuable insights into broader eighteenth-century topics such as court life, theatrical history, public concerts and music publishing. Volume Four begins with the re-establishment of Handel's career in London following his return from Dublin in 1742, and covers the period to 1750 which saw the composition of a succession of his greatest English works for his oratorio seasons, including Samson, Semele, Belshazzar, Juda Maccabaeus and Solomon.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 217 mm
Thickness: 53 mm
Weight
2058 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-08021-8 (9781107080218)
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Persons
Donald Burrows is Professor of Music at The Open University, Milton Keynes, a Vice-President of the Haendelgesellschaft, Chairman of the Handel Institute, General Editor of the Novello Handel Edition series and a member of the Editorial Board of the Hallische Haendel-Ausgabe. Helen Green is Lecturer in Music at The Open University, Milton Keynes. John Greenacombe is Visiting Research Associate at The Open University, Milton Keynes, and a Trustee of the Handel Institute. Anthony Hicks was a computer systems analyst and an influential researcher, critic and author on musical topics, particularly relating to Handel's career and music. He died in 2010.
Content
Introduction; The documents: 1742-50; 1742-3; 1743-4; 1744-5; 1745-6; 1746-7; 1747-8; 1748-9; 1749-50; Libraries and archives; Bibliography; Index of Handel's works; Index of persons; General index.