Handel Collections and Their History

ISBN-13: 9780198162995 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 274 str.

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In November 1990, the Handel Institute held its first Triennial Conference, whose subject, "Handel Collections and their History," reflects the great importance for Handel scholarship of the many collections of manuscript copies of his works. These collections provide fascinating insights into the compositional history and chronology of his works and their later modification for performance or for subsequent revival; much too can be learned about Handel's working methods. In this book, Best collects the conference papers given by the international panel of distinguished Handel scholars.

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this is a beautifully produced, stylishly edited and most useful reference work. Many of the essays trace the provenance of the collections as thoroughly as possible, and the appendices are often definitive, providing a wealth of information on watermarks, rastra, dates and so forth which will be of great value to scholars. Handel Collections shows how far Handel studies have come, and at the same time indicates how much more remains to be done.