Handel's Muse: Patterns of Creation in His Oratorios and Musical Dramas, 1743-1751

ISBN-13: 9780198163961 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 312 str.

David Ross Hurley

Opis

This book represents the most thorough study to date of Handel's compositional procedures in his English oratorios and musical dramas. Exploring the composer's sketches and autograph scores, it offers fresh insights into the creative mind of one of the leading figures in Baroque music.

Recenzje

This impressive piece of scholarship rests comfortably on a generous-spirited, thorough knowledge of the relevent literature. It nicely fills a vacuum ... Hurley provides sensible, perceptive analyses of how Handel actually wrote his scores ... Ample, helpful scholarly apparatus; clear and nicely pointed prose. Excellent!

O autorze

David Ross Hurley is Assistant Professor of Music at Pittsburg State University