This anthology represents scholarly literature devoted to Handel over the last few decades, and contains different kinds of studies of the composer's biography, operatic career, singers, librettists, and his relationship with the music of other composers. Case studies range from recent research that transforms our knowledge of large-scale English works to an interdisciplinary exploration of an individual opera aria. Designed to bring easy and convenient access to students, performers and music lovers, the wide-ranging articles are selected by David Vickers (co-editor of the recent Cambridge Handel Encyclopedia) from diverse sources - not only familiar important journals, but also specialist yearbooks, festschrifts, not easily accessible newsletters, conference proceedings and exhibition catalogues. Many of these represent an up-to-date understanding of modern Handel studies, deal with fascinating biographical issues (such as the composer's art collection, his chronic health problems, and the nature of popular anecdotal evidence), and fill gaps in the mainstream Handelian literature.
Edited by:
David Vickers Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 1.043kg ISBN:9781032918136 ISBN 10: 1032918136 Series:The Baroque Composers Pages: 626 Publication Date:14 October 2024 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
David Vickers, Academic Tutor, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK. He is co-editor of The Cambridge Handel Encyclopedia (2009)