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100 1 a| Myers, Robert Manson,d| 1921-2014.=| ^A35073;

245 10 a| Handel, Dryden, & Milton :b| being a series of observations on the poems of Dryden and Milton, as alter'd and adapted by various hands, and set to musick by Mr. Handel, to which are added, authentick texts of several of Mr. Handel's oratorio's /c| by Robert Manson Myers.;

260 a| London :b| Bowes & Bowes,c| 1956.;

300 a| 158 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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500 a| Includes libretti of Alexander's feast, as set by Jeremiah Clarke, Thomas Clayton, and Georg Friedrich Handel; of Song for St. Cecilia's day, as set by Giovanni Battista Draghi and G.F. Handel; and of L'allegro, il pensieroso, ed il moderato, Samson, and Occasional oratorio, as set by G.F. Handel.;

505 00 g| Preface --t| Handel and Dryden.t| Poetry and music in eighteenth-century England ;t| Early musical settings of Alexander's Feast.t| Jeremiah Clarke (1697) ;t| Thomas Clayton (1711) ;t| Benedetto Marcello (1720) --t| Handel and Milton.t| Eighteenth-century musical settings of Milton.t| L'Allegro, Il penseroso, ed Il moderato (1740) ;t| Samson (1743) --g| Appendix A:t| Text of Dryden's Alexander Feast, as set to music by Jeremiah Clarke in 1697 ;g| Appendix B:t| Text of Dryden's Alexander's Feast, as altered and adapted by John Hughes and set to music by Thomas Clayton in 1711 ;g| Appendix C:t| Text of Dryden's Alexander Feast, as altered and adapted by Newburgh Hamilton and set to music by Handel in 1736 ;g| Appendix D:t| Text of Dryden's Song for St. Cecilia's Day, as set to music by Giovanni Baptista Draghi in 1687 ;g| Appendix E:t| Text of Dryden's Song for St. Cecilia's Day, as altered and adapted by Newburgh Hamilton and set to music by Handel in 1739 ;g| Appendix F:t| Text of Handel's L'Allegro, Il penseroso, ed Il moderato, as altered and adapted from Milton's L'Allegro and Il penseroso by Charles Jennens and set to music by Handel in 1740 ;g| Appendix G:t| Text of Handel's Samson, as altered and adapted from Milton's Samson Agonistes and minor poems by Newburgh Hamilton and set to music by Handel in 1741 ;g| Appendix H:t| Text of Handel's Occasional Oratorio, as adapted (in part) from Milton's Paraphrases of the Psalms by Thomas Morell and set to music by Handel in 1746.;

600 10 a| Handel, George Frideric,d| 1685-1759.=| ^A19936;

600 10 a| Milton, John,d| 1608-1674.=| ^A634469;

600 10 a| Dryden, John,d| 1631-1700.=| ^A35242;

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Handel, Dryden, & Milton : being a series of observations on the poems of Dryden and Milton, as alter'd and adapted by various hands, and set to musick by Mr. Handel, to which are added, authentick texts of several of Mr. Handel's oratorio's / by Robert Manson Myers.

Author/creator	Myers, Robert Manson
Format	Book
Publication Info	London : Bowes & Bowes, 1956.
Description	158 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Milton, John, 1608-1674. Dryden, John, 1631-1700.

Contents	Preface -- Handel and Dryden. Poetry and music in eighteenth-century England ; Early musical settings of Alexander's Feast. Jeremiah Clarke (1697) ; Thomas Clayton (1711) ; Benedetto Marcello (1720) -- Handel and Milton. Eighteenth-century musical settings of Milton. L'Allegro, Il penseroso, ed Il moderato (1740) ; Samson (1743) -- Appendix A: Text of Dryden's Alexander Feast, as set to music by Jeremiah Clarke in 1697 ; Appendix B: Text of Dryden's Alexander's Feast, as altered and adapted by John Hughes and set to music by Thomas Clayton in 1711 ; Appendix C: Text of Dryden's Alexander Feast, as altered and adapted by Newburgh Hamilton and set to music by Handel in 1736 ; Appendix D: Text of Dryden's Song for St. Cecilia's Day, as set to music by Giovanni Baptista Draghi in 1687 ; Appendix E: Text of Dryden's Song for St. Cecilia's Day, as altered and adapted by Newburgh Hamilton and set to music by Handel in 1739 ; Appendix F: Text of Handel's L'Allegro, Il penseroso, ed Il moderato, as altered and adapted from Milton's L'Allegro and Il penseroso by Charles Jennens and set to music by Handel in 1740 ; Appendix G: Text of Handel's Samson, as altered and adapted from Milton's Samson Agonistes and minor poems by Newburgh Hamilton and set to music by Handel in 1741 ; Appendix H: Text of Handel's Occasional Oratorio, as adapted (in part) from Milton's Paraphrases of the Psalms by Thomas Morell and set to music by Handel in 1746.
General note	Includes libretti of Alexander's feast, as set by Jeremiah Clarke, Thomas Clayton, and Georg Friedrich Handel; of Song for St. Cecilia's day, as set by Giovanni Battista Draghi and G.F. Handel; and of L'allegro, il pensieroso, ed il moderato, Samson, and Occasional oratorio, as set by G.F. Handel.
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Handel, Dryden, & Milton : being a series of observations on the poems of Dryden and Milton, as alter'd and adapted by various hands, and set to musick by Mr. Handel, to which are added, authentick texts of several of Mr. Handel's oratorio's / by Robert Manson Myers.

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