Handel's Messiah: A Distinguished Authority On Handel Discusses the Origins, Composition, and Sources Of One Of the Great Choral Works Of Western Civilization

Jens Peter Larsen

ISBN 10: 0393006573 / ISBN 13: 9780393006575

Published by The Norton Library/Published by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1972

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337 pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Minimally or mildly shelf worn. Publisher's remainder mark on bottom edge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handel's Messiah: A Distinguished Authority On Handel Discusses the Origins, Composition, and Sources Of One Of the Great Choral Works Of Western Civilization
• Publisher: The Norton Library/Published by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393006573
• ISBN 13: 9780393006575
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Illustrator: Golda Fishbein (Cover Design); Handel's Autograph Manuscript of the Hallelujah Choris (Front Cover)
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • German History, Culture, Language & Studies
  • Music, Music History & Studies, Musicology, etc.
  • Bibliography, Anthology, Library Studies

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Synopsis

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

About the Author

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