| The Cambridge Companion to Handel Contributor(s): Burrows, Donald (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521456134 ISBN-13: 9780521456135 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $48.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: Handel is recognized as one of the principal creative figures in Baroque music. Here acknowledged experts on Handel make their expertise accessible to the interested general reader and music lover. Their wide-ranging essays cover topics ranging from Handel's composing methods to his treatment of the Italian language to matters of performance practice, considering all the genres in which the composer worked. 45 music examples. 12 photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96050935 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Music |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.85" W x 9.72" (1.40 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Handel is recognized as one of the principal creative figures in Baroque music. In this Companion acknowledged experts on Handel make their expertise accessible to the interested general reader and music lover. All the genres in which Handel composed are considered including oratorio, chamber cantata, opera, and church music, as well as works for the keyboard and orchestra. The wide-ranging essays cover topics from Handel's composing methods to his treatment of the Italian language and matters of performance practice. |