Author: George Frideric Handel
Publisher: Garland Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Librettos of Handel's Operas: Lotario ; Partenope ; Poro ; Ezio ; Sosarme
Author: George Frideric Handel
Publisher: Garland Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Publisher: Garland Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Handel
Author: Jonathan Keates
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407020838
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Jonathan Keates original biography of Handel was hailed as a masterpiece on its publication in 1985. This fully revised and updated new edition - published to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composers death - charts in detail Handel's life, from his youth in Germany, through his brilliantly successful Italian sojourn, to the opulence and squalor of Georgian London where he made his permanent home. For over two decades Handel was absorbed in London's heady but precarious operatic world. But even his phenomenal energy and determination could not overcome the public's growing indifference to Italian opera in the 1730s, and he turned finally to oratorio, a genre which he made peculiarly his own and in which he created some of his finest works, such as Saul, Messiah, Belshazzar and Jephtha. Over the last two decades a complete revolution in Handel's status has taken place. He is now seen both as a titanic figure in music, whose compositions have found a permanent place in the international repertoire, and as one of the world's favourite composers, with snatches of his work accompanying weddings, funerals and television commercials the world over. Skillfully interwoven with the account of Handel's life are commentaries on all his major works, as well as many less familiar pieces by this most inventive, expressive and captivating of composers. Handel was an extraordinary genius whose career abounded in reversals that would have crushed anyone with less resilience and will power, and Jonathan Keates writes about his life and work with sympathy and scrutiny.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407020838
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Jonathan Keates original biography of Handel was hailed as a masterpiece on its publication in 1985. This fully revised and updated new edition - published to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composers death - charts in detail Handel's life, from his youth in Germany, through his brilliantly successful Italian sojourn, to the opulence and squalor of Georgian London where he made his permanent home. For over two decades Handel was absorbed in London's heady but precarious operatic world. But even his phenomenal energy and determination could not overcome the public's growing indifference to Italian opera in the 1730s, and he turned finally to oratorio, a genre which he made peculiarly his own and in which he created some of his finest works, such as Saul, Messiah, Belshazzar and Jephtha. Over the last two decades a complete revolution in Handel's status has taken place. He is now seen both as a titanic figure in music, whose compositions have found a permanent place in the international repertoire, and as one of the world's favourite composers, with snatches of his work accompanying weddings, funerals and television commercials the world over. Skillfully interwoven with the account of Handel's life are commentaries on all his major works, as well as many less familiar pieces by this most inventive, expressive and captivating of composers. Handel was an extraordinary genius whose career abounded in reversals that would have crushed anyone with less resilience and will power, and Jonathan Keates writes about his life and work with sympathy and scrutiny.
Dance in Handel's London Operas
Author: Sarah Yuill McCleave
Publisher: University Rochester Press
ISBN: 1580464203
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Examines the pivotal role of dance in the Italian operas of Handel, perhaps the greatest opera composer between Monteverdi and Mozart. George Frideric Handel set himself apart from his contemporaries by employing choreographed instrumental music to complement and reinforce the emotional impact of his operas. Of his fifty-three operas, no fewer than fourteen -- including ten written for the London stage -- feature dances. Dance in Handel's London Operas explores the relationship between music, drama, and dance in these London works, dispelling the notion that dance was a largely peripheral element in Italian-language operas prior to those of Gluck. Taking a chronological approach, Sarah McCleave examines operas written throughout various periods in Handel's life, beginning with his early London operas, including his time at the Royal Music Academy and the "Sallé" operas of the 1730s, and concluding with his unstaged dramatic opera Alceste (1750). In considering the various influences on Handel (particularly the London stage), McCleave blends analysis of information from eighteenth-century treatises with that found in more modern studies, offering an informed and imaginative understanding of the role dance played in the work of this major figure --one who remained responsive throughout his career to the vital and innovative theatrical environment in which he worked. Sarah McCleave is a lecturer at The School of Creative Arts at Queen's University Belfast.
Publisher: University Rochester Press
ISBN: 1580464203
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Examines the pivotal role of dance in the Italian operas of Handel, perhaps the greatest opera composer between Monteverdi and Mozart. George Frideric Handel set himself apart from his contemporaries by employing choreographed instrumental music to complement and reinforce the emotional impact of his operas. Of his fifty-three operas, no fewer than fourteen -- including ten written for the London stage -- feature dances. Dance in Handel's London Operas explores the relationship between music, drama, and dance in these London works, dispelling the notion that dance was a largely peripheral element in Italian-language operas prior to those of Gluck. Taking a chronological approach, Sarah McCleave examines operas written throughout various periods in Handel's life, beginning with his early London operas, including his time at the Royal Music Academy and the "Sallé" operas of the 1730s, and concluding with his unstaged dramatic opera Alceste (1750). In considering the various influences on Handel (particularly the London stage), McCleave blends analysis of information from eighteenth-century treatises with that found in more modern studies, offering an informed and imaginative understanding of the role dance played in the work of this major figure --one who remained responsive throughout his career to the vital and innovative theatrical environment in which he worked. Sarah McCleave is a lecturer at The School of Creative Arts at Queen's University Belfast.
George Frideric Handel
Author: Paul Henry Lang
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486144593
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Exceptionally full, detailed study of the man, his music and times. Childhood, music training, years in London; analysis of Messiah and other works; much more. Introduction. Includes 35 illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486144593
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Exceptionally full, detailed study of the man, his music and times. Childhood, music training, years in London; analysis of Messiah and other works; much more. Introduction. Includes 35 illustrations.
The Librettos of Handel's Operas: Orlando ; Arianna ; Ariodante ; Alcina ; Atalanta
Author: George Frideric Handel
Publisher: Garland Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher: Garland Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Author: George Grove
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
The Penguin Concise Guide to Opera
Author: Amanda Holden
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive guide to some of the most popular operas from the classic period to the present; and explores the careers of the great composers as well as descriptions of their operas.
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive guide to some of the most popular operas from the classic period to the present; and explores the careers of the great composers as well as descriptions of their operas.
Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Author: Sir George Grove
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 932
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 932
Book Description
Handel
Author: Charles Francis Abdy Williams
Publisher: London, Dent
ISBN:
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher: London, Dent
ISBN:
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Librettos of Handel's Operas: Giulio Cesare ; Tamerlano ; Rodelinda ; Scipione
Author: George Frideric Handel
Publisher: Garland Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher: Garland Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description