Handels Dramatic Oratorios And Masques
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| Author | : Winton Dean |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 734 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : |
Looking in depth at Handel's oratorios and masques in dramatic form--among them some of the highest achievements of musical drama ever written--Dean here discusses general questions of history, style, and performance, and explains how the oratorios have been progressively misrepresented since Handel's day; subsequent chapters detail each of his eighteen works in this genre.
| Author | : Brock McElheran |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 9780193868540 |
For beginners and professionals, this edition starts at the very beginning to include the most basic conducting principles and ends with insightful advice on coducting subtleties. This latest edition takes into account avant-garde music and new music notation.
| Author | : Deborah W. Rooke |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press (UK) |
| Total Pages | : 279 |
| Release | : 2012-02-23 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0199279284 |
Combining the insights of present-day biblical studies with those of Handelian studies, this book examines the libretti of ten of Handel's Israelite oratorios and evaluates the relationship between each libretto and the biblical story on which it is based.
| Author | : Ruth Smith |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 502 |
| Release | : 1995-05-04 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0521402654 |
In this wide-r anging and challenging book, Ruth Smith claims that the words to Handel's oratorios reflect the events and ideas of their time and have far greater meaning than has hitherto been realised. She explores eighteenth-century literature, music, aesthetics, politics and religion to reveal Handel's texts as conduits for the thought and sensibility of their time. The book thus enriches our understanding of Handel, his times, and the close relationship between music and its intellectual contexts.
| Author | : Chris Mounsey |
| Publisher | : Bucknell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780838756676 |
Exploring canonical and non-canonical literature, scurrilous pamphlets and court cases, music, religion and politics, consumer culture and sexual subcultures, these essays concern the lives and representations of homosexuals in the long eighteenth century
| Author | : Calvin Stapert |
| Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 173 |
| Release | : 2010-10-12 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 9780802865878 |
Handel s oratorio Messiah is a phenomenon with no parallel in music history. No other work of music has been so popular for so long. Yet familiarity can sometimes breed contempt and also misunderstanding. This book by music expert Calvin Stapert will greatly increase understanding and appreciation of Handel s majestic Messiah, whether readers are old friends of this remarkable work or have only just discovered its magnificence. Stapert provides fascinating historical background, tracing not only Messiah s unlikely inception but also its amazing reception throughout history. The bulk of the book offers scene-by-scene musical and theological commentary on the whole work, focusing on the way Handel s music beautifully interprets and illuminates the biblical text. For anyone seeking to appreciate Handel s Messiah more, this informed yet accessible guide is the book to have and read. (Handel s Messiah: Comfort for God s People is the newest volume in the flourishing Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies Series, edited by John D. Witvliet.)
| Author | : David Vickers |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 627 |
| Release | : 2017-07-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1351564250 |
This anthology represents scholarly literature devoted to Handel over the last few decades, and contains different kinds of studies of the composer's biography, operatic career, singers, librettists, and his relationship with the music of other composers. Case studies range from recent research that transforms our knowledge of large-scale English works to an interdisciplinary exploration of an individual opera aria. Designed to bring easy and convenient access to students, performers and music lovers, the wide-ranging articles are selected by David Vickers (co-editor of the recent Cambridge Handel Encyclopedia) from diverse sources - not only familiar important journals, but also specialist yearbooks, festschrifts, not easily accessible newsletters, conference proceedings and exhibition catalogues. Many of these represent an up-to-date understanding of modern Handel studies, deal with fascinating biographical issues (such as the composer's art collection, his chronic health problems, and the nature of popular anecdotal evidence), and fill gaps in the mainstream Handelian literature.
| Author | : Marian Van Til |
| Publisher | : WordPower Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Composers |
| ISBN | : 0979478502 |
The author presents a view of Handels life--his character, faith and music--as his contemporaries saw him.
| Author | : Joseph P. Swain |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 403 |
| Release | : 2016-10-11 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 1442264632 |
Sacred music is a universal phenomenon of humanity. Where there is faith, there is music to express it. Every major religious tradition and most minor ones have music and have it in abundance and variety. There is music to accompany ritual and music purely for devotion, music for large congregations and music for trained soloists, music that sets holy words and music without words at all. In some traditions—Islamic and many Native American, to name just two--the relation between music and religious ritual is so intimate that it is inaccurate to speak of the music accompanying the ritual. Rather, to perform the ritual is to sing, and to sing the ritual is to perform it. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Sacred Music contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 800 cross-referenced entries on major types of music, composers, key religious figures, specialized positions, genres of composition, technical terms, instruments, fundamental documents and sources, significant places, and important musical compositions. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about sacred music.
| Author | : da Sousa Correa Delia da Sousa Correa |
| Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
| Total Pages | : 801 |
| Release | : 2020-07-23 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0748693149 |
Provides a pioneering interdisciplinary overview of the literature and music of nine centuriesOffers research essays by literary specialists and musicologists that provides access to the best current interdisciplinary scholarship on connections between literature and musicIncludes five historical sections from the Middle Ages to the present, with editorial introductions to enhance understanding of relationships between literature and music in each periodCharts and extends work in this expanding interdisciplinary field to provide an essential resource for researchers with an interest in literature and other mediaBringing together seventy-one newly commissioned original chapters by literary specialists and musicologists, this book presents the most recent interdisciplinary research into literature and music. In five parts, the chapters cover the Middle Ages to the present. The volume introduction and methodology chapters define key concepts for investigating the interdependence of these two art forms and a concluding chapter looks to the future of this interdisciplinary field. An editorial introduction to each historical part explains the main features of the relationships between literature and music in the period and outlines recent developments in scholarship. Contributions represent a multiplicity of approaches: theoretical, contextual and close reading. Case studies reach beyond literature and music to engage with related fields including philosophy, history of science, theatre, broadcast media and popular culture.This trailblazing companion charts and extends the work in this expanding interdisciplinary field and is an essential resource for researchers with an interest in literature and other media.
