Messiah

The Composition and Afterlife of Handel's Masterpiece

Composed in a three-week burst of creativity, Handel’s sacred oratorio Messiah took an audacious, unprecedented form. Keates explains how the composer and his librettist, Charles Jennens, devised its narrative and musical structure and how the oratorio relates to the cultural and spiritual contexts of Georgian England. He also describes its mixed reception at the first Dublin and London performances and the process by which it became established as one of the best-loved works in the choral repertoire. Off-mint

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Publisher: Head of Zeus
Year: 2016
Format: Hardback
Pages: 192pp
Illustrated: Yes
Dimensions: 193x193mm
ISBN: 9781784974008
Condition: Acceptable
Weight: 0.5kg
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