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This book contains one of George Handel's most famous compositions, “Messiah, HWV56”, a solo piano oratorio written in 1741. George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) was a German baroque composer. He spent most of his career in London and became famous for his oratorios, operas, anthems, and organ compositions. Handel was born in the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti, and he is commonly hailed as one of the most important composers of the Baroque era. His most notable works include: “Water Music”, “Music for the Royal Fireworks”, and “Messiah”. Featuring large, clear note heads and wide margins, this edition is perfect for studying and following the music. Classic Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of classical music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for the enjoyment of musicians and music students the world over.

This book contains one of George Handel's most famous compositions, “Messiah, HWV56”, a solo piano oratorio written in 1741. George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) was a German baroque composer. He spent most of his career in London and became famous for his oratorios, operas, anthems, and organ compositions. Handel was born in the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti, and he is commonly hailed as one of the most important composers of the Baroque era. His most notable works include: “Water Music”, “Music for the Royal Fireworks”, and “Messiah”. Featuring large, clear note heads and wide margins, this edition is perfect for studying and following the music. Classic Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of classical music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for the enjoyment of musicians and music students the world over.

An intimate portrait of Handel’s life and inner circle, modeled after one of the composer’s favorite forms: the fugue. During his lifetime, the sounds of Handel’s music reached from court to theater, echoed in cathedrals, and filled crowded taverns, but the man himself―known to most as the composer of Messiah―is a bit of a mystery. Though he took meticulous care of his musical manuscripts and even provided for their preservation on his death, very little of an intimate nature survives. One document―Handel’s will―offers us a narrow window into his personal life. In it, he remembers not only family and close colleagues but also neighborhood friends. In search of the private man behind the public figure, Ellen T. Harris has spent years tracking down the letters, diaries, personal accounts, legal cases, and other documents connected to these bequests. The result is a tightly woven tapestry of London in the first half of the eighteenth century, one that interlaces vibrant descriptions of Handel’s music with stories of loyalty, cunning, and betrayal.With this wholly new approach, Harris has achieved something greater than biography. Layering the interconnecting stories of Handel’s friends like the subjects and countersubjects of a fugue, Harris introduces us to an ambitious, shrewd, generous, brilliant, and flawed man, hiding in full view behind his public persona. 43 illustrations; 3 maps

1992 Gold Medallion Award winner! Value priced! Now art lovers can experience the inspiration of Handel's classic Messiah through Botts's expressive calligraphy. His full-color artwork is a visual orchestration of the entire text of the Messiah.

Here is a practical learning tool for church and community orchestras who want to streamline the rehearsal process for preparing Handel's Messiah. ...

Here is a practical learning tool for church and community orchestras who want to streamline the rehearsal process for preparing Handel's Messiah. ...

Here is a practical learning tool for church and community orchestras who want to streamline the rehearsal process for preparing Handel's Messiah. ...

Here is a practical learning tool for church and community orchestras who want to streamline the rehearsal process for preparing Handel's Messiah. ...

An eye-opening reexamination of Handel’s beloved religious oratorio Every Easter, audiences across the globe thrill to performances of Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus,” but they would probably be appalled to learn the full extent of the oratorio’s anti-Judaic message. In this pioneering study, respected musicologist Michael Marissen examines Handel’s masterwork and uncovers a disturbing message of anti-Judaism buried within its joyous celebration of the divinity of the Christ. Discovering previously unidentified historical source materials enabled the author to investigate the circumstances that led to the creation of the Messiah and expose the hateful sentiments masked by magnificent musical artistry—including the famed “Hallelujah Chorus,” which rejoices in the “dashing to pieces” of God’s enemies, among them the “people of Israel.” Marissen’s fascinating, provocative work offers musical scholars and general readers alike an unsettling new appreciation of one of the world’s best-loved and most widely performed works of religious music.

This account presents the remarkable story of the creation of the world-famous Messiah by George Frideric Handel. Revealing that the work was composed during a tumultuous period of Handel’s life and molded through many unlikely circumstances, this chronicle tells of how this musical masterpiece was crafted and how it became a glorious production that is now performed around the world every Christmas season. Images of significant sites and artifacts of note, including the church where Messiah was first performed, accompany the text to accurately place this rich tale in its historical context. A bonus CD featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s rendition of Messiah is also included.

An acknowledged expert on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music explores the background and composition of Handel's famous oratorio, as well as a history of the performance of the Messiah. National ad/promo.

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Composed in 1741, Handel s Messiah is widely regarded as one of the greatest choral works of all time. But is it performed today as originally intended? With the precision of a scholar and accomplished conductor, Dennis Shrock has created this remarkable Handbook, certain to deepen the understanding of any Messiah performer or aficionado of this legendary work. Drawing from a wide variety of writers from Handel s day, the result is a remarkable and detailed guide to Messiah as it would have been heard and performed during Handel s time. Shrock first presents a history of Messiah and an overview of relevant Baroque performance practices, describing timbre, volume, and vibrato, as well as typical choral, solo, and orchestral forces, and much more. He then walks step-by-step through each movement, providing a guide to meter and tempo, articulation and phrasing, rhythmic alteration, and ornamentation including dozens of musical examples. The result is an inspired and dazzling portrait of Messiah, certain to deepen an appreciation of the genius that has made Messiah more popular today than ever before. Dennis Shrock is Director of Choral Activities at Texas Christian University and author of Choral Repertoire (Oxford University Press), Performance Practices in the Baroque Era (GIA), and Performance Practices in the Classical Era (GIA). In addition, he is editor of Music for Beginning Conductors (GIA) and the published choral works of the Historical Music Series (GIA).

Discusses the religious, social, and musical background of Handel's Messiah, analyzes each section of the oratorio, and explains the development of different versions of the work

ISBN: 9790006442843 Publisher Number: BA4012-73 1 vocal score (345 p.) Text in English only.

Donald Burrows brings many new insights to this fascinating account of one of the favorite works of the concert hall. He traces the course of Messiah from Handel's initial musical response to the libretto, through the oratorio's turbulent first years to its eventual popularity with the Foundling Hospital performances. The book addresses such questions as the position of Messiah within the oratorio genre, Handel's treatment of structural design, tonal relationships in the work and problems of English wordsetting, as well as contemporary issues such as Handel's relationship with his librettist, Charles Jennens, and with his performers and audience.

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For families who yearn for Christmas to be a true celebration of Christ's birth on earth, the Handel's Messiah Family Advent Reader provides daily readings that are biblically-based and culturally rich. With intriguing stories explaining well-known Christmas customs, each reading features a different portion of the libretto from Handel's Messiah and offers a spiritual insight that links the story to an important principle. The book also includes a CD with portions of Handel's Messiah to enhance the experience.

Paperback. The first performance of Handel's Messiah in Dublin in 1742 is now legendary. Gentlemen were asked to leave their swords at home and ladies to come without hoops in their skirts in order to fit more people into the audience. Why then, did this now famous and much-loved oratorio receive a somewhat cool reception in London less than a year later? Placing Handel's best-known work in the context of its times, this vivid account charts the composer's working relationship with his librettist, the gifted but demanding Charles Jennens, and looks at Handel's varied and evolving company of singers together with his royal patronage. Through examination of the composition manuscript and Handel's own conducting score, held in the Bodleian, it explores the complex issues around the performance of sacred texts in a non-sacred context, particularly Handel's collaboration with the men and boys of the Chapel Royal. The later reception and performance history of what is one of the most successful pieces of choral music of all time is also reviewed, including the festival performance attended by Haydn, the massed-choir tradition of the Victorian period and today's 'come-and-sing' events. This richly illustrated insight into one of the most successful pieces of choral music of all time examines the composition manuscript and Handel's own conducting score, and places Handel's best-known work in the context of its times. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

This monograph, translated from the original Danish, concentrates on the plan and execution of 'Messiah', its singers and performances, manuscripts and editions, and aesthetics. . . . For all scholarly collections. Library Journal