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Handel's Muse

Patterns of Creation in His Oratorios and Musical Dramas, 1743-1751 [Hardback]

by David Ross Hurley

    • Author

      David Ross Hurley

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      February 2001

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      Handel's Muse

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      Product Description

      Handel's frequent and extensive alterations to his scores yield much valuable information on musical and extra-musical matters. This book represents the most thorough study to date of Handel's compositional procedures in his English oratorios and musical dramas. David Hurley examines six major works composed between 1743 and 1751 (Semele, Hercules, Belshazzar, Solomon, Susanna, and Jephtha), explores changes in the autograph scores, and, where possible, traces the progress of musical ideas from sketches and/or borrowings through drafts to the first performance version. By studying recurring types of revisions, Hurley identifies Handel's regular musical concerns while also addressing changes arising from specific dramatic situations. The later chapters of the book offer fresh insight into the relationship between music and text, evaluating for the first time the role of word painting in Handel's compositional process and furthering our knowledge about Handel's interactions with librettists and singers during the oratorio years.

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      • Author

        David Ross Hurley

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Oxford University Press

      • Published

        February 2001

      • Weight

        618g

      • Page Count

        310

      • Dimensions

        156 x 234 x 20 mm

      • ISBN

        9780198163961

      • ISBN-10

        0198163967

      • Eden Code

        4562731

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      • Author/Creator: David Ross Hurley

      • ISBN: 9780198163961

      • Publisher: Oxford University Press

      • Release Date: February 2001

      • Weight: 618g

      • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 20 mm

      • Eden Code: 4562731

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