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035			_a(Sirsi) i9781541697355
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050		4	_aML 410 .H13 _bK43 2017
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100	1		_aKeates, Jonathan, _d1946- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMessiah : _bthe composition and afterlife of Handel's masterpiece / _cJonathan Keates.
250			_aFirst U.S. edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _c2017.
264		4	_c2017
300			_ax, 165 pages : _billustrations, portraits, facsimiles, music ; _c20 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 153-160) and index.
505	0		_aA composer at the crossroads -- The world of oratorio -- To the Hibernian shore -- Elevated, majestic and moving -- The mysterious Mr Jennens -- The Lord gave the word -- Composing Messiah -- A work in progress -- Finding an audience -- Blessing & honour & glory & power -- Appendix I. Libretto of Messiah -- Appendix II. Jennens's scenic structure for Messiah -- Appendix III. Timeline of the life and times of George Frideric Handel.
520			_a"In the late summer of 1741, George Friderick Handel composed an oratorio set to words from the King James Bible, rich in tuneful arias and magnificent choruses. Jonathan Keates recounts the history and afterlife of Messiah, one of the best-loved works in the classical repertoire. He relates the composition's first performances and its relationship with spirituality in the age of the Enlightenment, and examines how Messiah, after Handel's death, became an essential component of our musical canon. An authoritative and affectionate celebration of the high-point of the Georgian golden age of music, Messiah is essential reading for lovers of classical music." -- Publisher's description
600	1	0	_aHandel, George Frideric, _d1685-1759. _tMessiah.
650		0	_aOratorio.
650		7	_aHISTORY / Europe / Germany.
650		7	_aHISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
650		7	_aMUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical.
650		7	_aMUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera.
650		7	_aMUSIC / History & Criticism.
650		7	_aMUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician.
650		7	_aMUSIC / Religious / Christian.
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