Handel, Revised Edition
by Christopher Hogwood
from Thames & Hudson
A revised edition of "the clear biography of choice for anyone interested in one of the great figures of music.—The New York Times Book Review
George Friedrich Handel remains one of the unchallenged geniuses of musical history. Yet many revealing and fascinating aspects of his work have been obscured by generations of adulation, prejudice, or misinterpretation. Christopher Hogwood takes us back to the original Handel, blending the evidence from documents of all kinds with judicious biographical observations as well as a delightful selection of illustrations.
The result is a comprehensive and entertaining portrait of the developing character and career of Handel, with an important concluding chapter that traces the progress of the Handel legend down to our own time, and a chronological table compiled by Anthony Hicks that outlines major events in the composer's life and musical career. 100 illustrations, 10 in color.
Handels Messiah Family Advent Reader
by Frances Lenzo
from Moody Publishers
George Handel (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
from Children's Press(CT)
The author/illustrator of the highly successful Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series lends his creative talents to another fun, informative series, this one featuring world-famous composers.
Messiah: The Gospel According to Handel's Oratorio
by Roger A. Bullard
from Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Bullard provides an informed, readable commentary specifically on the libretto, or text, of Handel's Messiah, explaining each part in terms of: how the language differs from the King James Version of the Bible; what the passage of Scripture meant in its original context; and how the citation fits in the artistic and religious structure of the oratorio as a whole.
Forty Days With the Messiah: Day-By-Day Reflections on the Words of Handel's Oratorio
by David Brian Winter
from Abingdon Press
David Winter offers daily reflections on the words and themes of Handel's "Messiah" for 40 days. Though many people associate the music with Christmas, Winter shows how the text of "Messiah" also provides meaningful spiritual reflection during Lent. Each day's reading can be easily completed in five minutes and has a theme, biblical quotation, introductory thought, commentary, and reflection.
Messiah: Calligraphic Word Pictures Inspired by the Music and Text of George Frederick Handel's Messiah, With Notes by the Artist
by Timothy R. Botts
from Tyndale House Publishers
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.
Handel: Messiah (Cambridge Music Handbooks)
by Donald Burrows
from Cambridge University Press
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.
The course of the Messiah is traced from Handel's initial musical response to the libretto, through the oratorio's turbulent initial years to its eventual rise to popularity with the Foundling Hospital performances.
The Possessor and the Possessed: Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and the Idea of Musical Genius
by Peter Kivy
from Yale University Press
The concept of genius intrigues us. Artistic geniuses have something other people don't have. In some cases that something seems to be a remarkable kind of inspiration that permits the artist to exceed his own abilities. It is as if the artist is suddenly possessed, as if some outside force flows through them at the moment of creation. In other cases genius seems best explained as a natural gift. The artist is the possessor of an extra talent that enables the production of masterpiece after masterpiece. This book explores the concept of artistic genius and how it came to be symbolised by three great composers of the modern era: Handel, Mozart, and Beethoven.
George Frideric Handel
by Paul Henry Lang
from Dover Publications
Handel, Who Knew What He Liked
by M.T. Anderson
from Candlewick
"Both illustration and text are characterized by a saucy style, impeccable pacing, and a richness of content, and the two harmonize splendidly." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)
George Frideric Handel was not your everyday eighteenth-century composer. And in a manner befitting its subject, this witty, rigorously researched, and accessible biography captures Handel's essential spirit — from a child who smuggled a clavichord into the attic to make music against his father's orders to a young man who imported forty-five pounds of mountain snow to chill wine for a gala. LOS ANGELES TIMES Book Prize winner M. T. Anderson depicts not only Handel's triumphs but also his struggles, chronicling the illness, ill fortune, and despair that led to his greatest achievement, the Messiah. With impeccable detail and a wink at the reader, Kevin Hawkes illustrates this singular story of Handel and the music through which he lives on.
+++
