George Frideric Handel
Collected Documents
Volume 4. 1742-1750
- Editors:
- Donald Burrows, The Open University, Milton Keynes
- Helen Coffey, The Open University, Milton Keynes
- John Greenacombe, The Open University, Milton Keynes
- Anthony Hicks, The Open University, Milton Keynes
- Date Published: May 2020
- availability: In stock
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107080218
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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.
Read more- A major reference work that includes recently discovered documents as well as the established repertory
- Provides complete chronological coverage of contemporary material relating to Handel's life and music, his performers and environment, including opera performances and music publishing
- Includes archive material from an extensive variety of sources on topics such as musical patronage in Rome, the circumstances of the eighteenth-century music professions and concert life in Britain
Awards
- Winner, 2020 C. B. Oldman Award, International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centre, UK & Ireland
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- Date Published: May 2020
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107080218
- length: 986 pages
- dimensions: 253 x 184 x 49 mm
- weight: 2.06kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
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.
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also by this author
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