The Cambridge Handel encyclopedia / edited by Annette Landgraf and David Vickers.

Other author Landgraf, Annette, editor.
Other author Vickers, David, 1975- editor.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxxii, 836 pages : illustrations, map, music ; 24 cm
Subjects
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759--Encyclopedias.

Contents Foreword / by Christopher Hogwood -- A-Z general entries -- Appendix 1: Worklist -- Appendix 2: Chronology -- Appendix 3: Handel's family tree -- Appendix 4: Handel's iconography -- Appendix 5: Genealogical table of the ruling houses of Britain and Hanover -- Appendix 6: Handel's music on CD and DVD -- Appendix 7: An overview of fifty Handel performers, 1959-2009 -- Appendix 8: Handel organisations and websites.
Abstract George Frideric Handel was born and educated in Germany, flourished in Italy, and chose to become British. One of the most cosmopolitan of the great composers, much of Handel's music has remained in the popular repertory since his lifetime, and a broad variety of his music theatre works from Italian operas to English oratorios have experienced a dramatic renaissance since the late twentieth century. A large number of publications devoted to Handel's life and music have appeared from his own time to the present day, but this encyclopedia is the first resource to gather the full range of present knowledge and leading new scholarship into a single volume for convenient and illuminating reference. Packed with 700 informative and accessible entries both long and short, this book is ideal for performers, scholars, students and music lovers who wish to explore the Handelian world.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 794-797) and index.
Bibliography noteHandel's music on CD and DVD: pages 760-776.
LCCN 2009035296
ISBN9780521881920 (hardback)
ISBN0521881927 (hardback)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.H13 C23 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold