The world-famous Novello choral edition of Handel's beautiful masterpiece.
(Music Sales America). The world-famous Novello choral edition of Handel's beautiful masterpiece. Arranged for SATB with piano part. Edited with piano reduction by Watkins Shaw.[...]
During his lifetime, the sounds of Handel's music reached from court to theatre, echoed in cathedrals and filled crowded taverns. But the man himself is a mystery. Though he took meticulous care of his musical manuscripts and provided for their preservation in his will, very little of an intimate na[...]
Noted musicologist's exceptionally full and detailed study of the man, his music and his times -- widely considered the standard biography. Childhood, early music training, years in London; composition of "Messiah, " other oratorios and operas; analysis of Handel's musical style and individual works[...]
A child prodigy and musical genius, he was inspired by God to write "The Messiah."
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 t[...]
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 major multi-volume publication is the most up-to-date and comprehensive collection of t[...]
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 t[...]
Originally published in 1925, the text for this edition of Semele was compiled from the 1710 edition of Congreve's works.[...]
To evaluate the familiar, even over-familiar, story of Handel's life could be seen as a quixotic endeavour. How can there be anything new to say? This book seeks to distinguish fact from fiction, not only to produce a new biography but also to explore the concepts of biography and dissemination by u[...]
Did you know that Handel played music in secret as a child, because his father did not want him to be a musician?[...]