The Cambridge Companion to Handel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521456135)

Handel is recognized as one of the principal creative figures in Baroque music. In this Companion acknowledged experts on Handel make their expertise accessible to the interested general reader and music lover. All the genres in which Handel composed are considered including oratorio, chamber cantata, opera, and church music, as well as works for the keyboard and orchestra. The wide-ranging essays cover topics from Handel's composing methods to his treatment of the Italian language and matters of performance practice.

Author: Donald Burrows
ISBN-10: 0521456134
ISBN-13: 9780521456135
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/04/1997
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.72h x 6.85w x 0.76d