ISBN10: 0199737363, ISBN13: 9780199737369, [publisher: OUP USA] Softcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
[Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2012]
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Paperback / softback. New. Handel is one of the most remarkable figures in the history of western music. His compositions form one of the peaks of creative achievement in the Baroque period, and cover a remarkable range: full-scale Italian operas and English oratorios (including Messiah), but also shorter works such as the Water Music and the Coronation Anthem Zadok the Priest. His compositional processes were often complex, but could result in accessible and memorable 'hit tunes', such as the aria that subsequently became famous as 'Handel's Largo'. His life and career were as remarkable as his music. Born in Germany to a family that reputedly tried to discourage his initial interest in music, he broke away to seek his fortune in Italian opera, and proceeded to gain first-hand experience of the latest Italian styles in Rome, Florence, Venice and Naples. A series of career moves brought him via Hanover to London, where he eventually settled and dominated the city's musical life for half a century. There he quickly made his mark in English church music as well as Italian opera, and eventually created two new musical genres - English theatre oratorio and the organ concerto. Handel is important also because, as a musician, he also became a significant public figure. In Rome he attracted the patronage of princes and cardinals; soon after his arrival in London he appeared at the court of Queen Anne, and he subsequently enjoyed substantial support from ...

ISBN10: 0199737363, ISBN13: 9780199737369, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover
[DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 2012]

New York, NY Oxford University Press, USA 2012 2nd ed. Trade paperback Poor. Light scratches/marks to cover & minor scuffs/some creasing to edges. Scratches/some staining to textblock edges. Considerable underlining/marks/notes throughout & some highlighting. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 656 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Figures. Master Musicians.

ISBN10: 0199737363, ISBN13: 9780199737369, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover Book is in NEW condition.
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2012]

ISBN10: 0199737363, ISBN13: 9780199737369, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within
[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2012]

ISBN10: 0199737363, ISBN13: 9780199737369, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN:9780199737369
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2012]