The Resource Messiah : the composition and afterlife of Handel's masterpiece, Jonathan Keates
Messiah : the composition and afterlife of Handel's masterpiece, Jonathan Keates
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- Summary
- "In the late summer of 1741, George Frideric Handel composed an oratorio set to words from the King James Bible, rich in tuneful arias and magnificent choruses. Jonathan Keates recounts the history and afterlife of Messiah, one of the best-loved works in the classical repertoire. He relates the composition's first performances and its relationship with spirituality in the age of the Enlightenment, and examines how Messiah, after Handel's death, became an essential component of our musical canon. An authoritative and affectionate celebration of the high-point of the Georgian golden age of music, Messiah is essential reading for lovers of classical music." --
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- x, 165 pages
- Contents
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- A composer at the crossroads
- The world of oratorio
- To the Hibernian shore
- Elevated, majestic and moving
- The mysterious Mr Jennens
- The Lord gave the word
- Composing Messiah
- A work in progress
- Finding an audience
- Blessing & honour & glory & power
- Appendix I. Libretto of Messiah
- Appendix II. Jennens's scenic structure for Messiah
- Appendix III. Timeline of the life and times of George Frideric Handel
- Isbn
- 9781541697355
- Label
- Messiah : the composition and afterlife of Handel's masterpiece
- Title
- Messiah
- Title remainder
- the composition and afterlife of Handel's masterpiece
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan Keates
- Subject
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- Biographies
- HISTORY / Europe / Germany
- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
- Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
- MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical
- MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera
- MUSIC / History & Criticism
- MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician
- MUSIC / Religious / Christian
- Messiah (Handel, George Frideric)
- Biographies
- Oratorio
- Oratorios
- Oratorios
- Oratorios
- collective biographies
- Nonfiction
- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In the late summer of 1741, George Frideric Handel composed an oratorio set to words from the King James Bible, rich in tuneful arias and magnificent choruses. Jonathan Keates recounts the history and afterlife of Messiah, one of the best-loved works in the classical repertoire. He relates the composition's first performances and its relationship with spirituality in the age of the Enlightenment, and examines how Messiah, after Handel's death, became an essential component of our musical canon. An authoritative and affectionate celebration of the high-point of the Georgian golden age of music, Messiah is essential reading for lovers of classical music." --
- Assigning source
- Publisher's description
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- JAI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Keates, Jonathan
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- music
- facsimiles
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Handel, George Frideric
- HISTORY / Europe / Germany
- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
- MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical
- MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera
- MUSIC / History & Criticism
- MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician
- MUSIC / Religious / Christian
- Oratorio
- Label
- Messiah : the composition and afterlife of Handel's masterpiece, Jonathan Keates
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-160) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A composer at the crossroads -- The world of oratorio -- To the Hibernian shore -- Elevated, majestic and moving -- The mysterious Mr Jennens -- The Lord gave the word -- Composing Messiah -- A work in progress -- Finding an audience -- Blessing & honour & glory & power -- Appendix I. Libretto of Messiah -- Appendix II. Jennens's scenic structure for Messiah -- Appendix III. Timeline of the life and times of George Frideric Handel
- Control code
- 1005846433
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- x, 165 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541697355
- Lccn
- 2017952758
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, music
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1005846433
- Label
- Messiah : the composition and afterlife of Handel's masterpiece, Jonathan Keates
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-160) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A composer at the crossroads -- The world of oratorio -- To the Hibernian shore -- Elevated, majestic and moving -- The mysterious Mr Jennens -- The Lord gave the word -- Composing Messiah -- A work in progress -- Finding an audience -- Blessing & honour & glory & power -- Appendix I. Libretto of Messiah -- Appendix II. Jennens's scenic structure for Messiah -- Appendix III. Timeline of the life and times of George Frideric Handel
- Control code
- 1005846433
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- x, 165 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541697355
- Lccn
- 2017952758
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, music
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1005846433
Subject
- Biographies
- HISTORY / Europe / Germany
- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
- Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
- MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical
- MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera
- MUSIC / History & Criticism
- MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician
- MUSIC / Religious / Christian
- Messiah (Handel, George Frideric)
- Biographies
- Oratorio
- Oratorios
- Oratorios
- Oratorios
- collective biographies
- Nonfiction
- Biographies
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