Tools

LEADER 03875cam a2200433 i 4500

001 on1076361337;

003 OCoLC;

005 20191025030830.0;

008 190701t20182018nyuaf b 001 0beng d;

010 a| 2018564474;

019 a| 1023548022;

020 a| 9781681778815q| (hardcover);

020 a| 1681778815q| (hardcover);

035 a| (OCoLC)1076361337z| (OCoLC)1023548022;

050 00 a| ML410.H13b| G48 2018;

082 04 a| 780.92a| B2| 23;

049 a| EREM;

100 1 a| Glover, Jane,e| author.=| ^A107016;

245 10 a| Handel in London :b| a genius and his craft /c| Jane Glover.;

250 a| First Pegasus books hardcover edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Pegasus Books,c| [2018];

300 a| xviii, 430 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-396) and index.;

520 a| Presents an account of the composer's life after following his princely master to London, discussing the music-making and musicianship as well as the courts and cabals of eighteenth-century society.;

520 a| A rich and evocative account of the life and work of one of the world's favorite composers. In 1712, a young German composer followed his princely master to London and would remain there for the rest of his life. That master would become King George II and the composer was George Friedrich Handel. Handel, then still only twenty-seven and largely self-taught, would be at the heart of musical activity in London for the next four decades, composing masterpiece after masterpiece, whether the glorious coronation anthem, Zadok, the Priest, operas such as Rinaldo and Alcina, or the great oratorios, culminating, of course, in Messiah. Here, Jane Glover, who has conducted Handel's work in opera houses and concert halls throughout the world, draws on her profound understanding of music and musicians to tell Handel's story. It is a story of music-making and musicianship, but also of courts and cabals, of theatrical rivalries and eighteenth-century society. It is also the story of some of the most remarkable music ever written, music that has been played, sung, and loved throughout the world for three hundred years.;

505 00 t| Early years: 'An infant rais'd by thy command' (Saul) --t| London, 1710: 'Populous cities please me then' (L'Allegro) --t| The final Stuart years: 'Cease, ruler of the day, to rise' (Hercules) --t| Hanover in London: 'From mighty kings he took the spoil' (Judas Maccabaeus) --t| The launch of the Royal Academy: 'Music spread thy voice around' (Solomon) --t| The fortunes of the Royal Academy: 'Ah! think what ills the jealous prove' (Hercules) --t| New beginnings: 'Now a different measure try' (Solomon) --t| New endings: 'Toss'd from thought to thought I rove' (Alexander Balus) --t| Defiance: 'All danger disdaining' (Deborah) --t| Recovery and reinvention: 'Strange reverse of human fate' (Alexander Balus) --t| 'Hallelujah' -- Winding down: 'Great in wisdom, great in glory' (Judas Maccabaeus) --t| The final act: 'With honour let desert be crown'd' (Judas Maccabaeus).;

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

650 0 a| Composersv| Biography.=| ^A413717;

655 7 a| Biographies.2| lcgft;

994 a| C0b| ERE;

596 a| 3;

998 a| 5187034;

999 a| ML410.H13 G48 2018w| LCc| 1i| 30372017308955f| 3/6/2024g| 1l| MSTm| JMUSICr| Ys| Yt| MGESBKu| 11/11/2019x| BOOKz| MCIRCo| .STAFF. jjad/jjab;

Handel in London : a genius and his craft / Jane Glover.

Author/creator	Glover, Jane author.
Format	Book
Edition	First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
Publication	New York : Pegasus Books, [2018]
Copyright Date	©2018
Description	xviii, 430 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects	Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Composers--Biography. Music--England. --London. --18th century. --History and criticism.

Contents	Early years: 'An infant rais'd by thy command' (Saul) -- London, 1710: 'Populous cities please me then' (L'Allegro) -- The final Stuart years: 'Cease, ruler of the day, to rise' (Hercules) -- Hanover in London: 'From mighty kings he took the spoil' (Judas Maccabaeus) -- The launch of the Royal Academy: 'Music spread thy voice around' (Solomon) -- The fortunes of the Royal Academy: 'Ah! think what ills the jealous prove' (Hercules) -- New beginnings: 'Now a different measure try' (Solomon) -- New endings: 'Toss'd from thought to thought I rove' (Alexander Balus) -- Defiance: 'All danger disdaining' (Deborah) -- Recovery and reinvention: 'Strange reverse of human fate' (Alexander Balus) -- 'Hallelujah' -- Winding down: 'Great in wisdom, great in glory' (Judas Maccabaeus) -- The final act: 'With honour let desert be crown'd' (Judas Maccabaeus).
Abstract	Presents an account of the composer's life after following his princely master to London, discussing the music-making and musicianship as well as the courts and cabals of eighteenth-century society.
Abstract	A rich and evocative account of the life and work of one of the world's favorite composers. In 1712, a young German composer followed his princely master to London and would remain there for the rest of his life. That master would become King George II and the composer was George Friedrich Handel. Handel, then still only twenty-seven and largely self-taught, would be at the heart of musical activity in London for the next four decades, composing masterpiece after masterpiece, whether the glorious coronation anthem, Zadok, the Priest, operas such as Rinaldo and Alcina, or the great oratorios, culminating, of course, in Messiah. Here, Jane Glover, who has conducted Handel's work in opera houses and concert halls throughout the world, draws on her profound understanding of music and musicians to tell Handel's story. It is a story of music-making and musicianship, but also of courts and cabals, of theatrical rivalries and eighteenth-century society. It is also the story of some of the most remarkable music ever written, music that has been played, sung, and loved throughout the world for three hundred years.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-396) and index.
Genre/form	Biographies.
LCCN	2018564474
ISBN	9781681778815 (hardcover)
ISBN	1681778815 (hardcover)

Availability

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Music	Music Stacks	ML410.H13 G48 2018	✔ Available	Place Hold

Handel in London : a genius and his craft / Jane Glover.

Click here for more information about this title

Availability