Description
| Product ID: | 9780571238316 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Faber Pocket Guide to Handel |
| Authors: | Author: Edward Blakeman |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Art music, orchestral and formal music, Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750), Composers and songwriters, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups |
| Description: | Offers a detailed but accessible exploration of George Frederick Handel, his composition, and his legacy. This book is suitable for music lovers who want to discover the great composer for themselves. The Faber Pocket Guide to Handel offers a detailed but accessible exploration of George Frederick Handel, his composition, and his legacy. A larger-than-life figure in his time, Handel''s reputation has been less than steady since his death in 1759. Was he (in the words of Berlioz) just ''a great barrel of pork and beer'', or (as Handel himself claimed) truly ''the master of us all''? Now, more than 250 years after his death, there is more interest in Handel than ever before, with his operas (such as Rinaldo and Agrippina) experiencing fantastic renewed popularity. This lively Pocket Guide goes in search of the composer who wrote the Messiah, Water Music - and much more. |
| Imprint Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Publisher Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-03-19 |