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Handel's Muse

Patterns of Creation in His Oratorios and Musical Dramas, 1743-1751

by David Ross Hurley

  • Hardback
  • 310 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 2 cm

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Handel's frequent and extensive alterations to his scores yield much valuable information on musical and extra-musical matters. This book represents the most thorough study to date of Handel's compositional procedures in his English oratorios and musical dramas. David Hurley examines six major works composed between 1743 and 1751 (Semele, Hercules, Belshazzar, Solomon, Susanna, and Jephtha), explores changes in the autograph scores, and, where possible, traces the progress of musical ideas from sketches and/or borrowings through drafts to the first performance version. By studying recurring types of revisions, Hurley identifies Handel's regular musical concerns while also addressing changes arising from specific dramatic situations. The later chapters of the book offer fresh insight into the relationship between music and text, evaluating for the first time the role of word painting in Handel's compositional process and furthering our knowledge about Handel's interactions with librettists and singers during the oratorio years.
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  • Author

    David Ross Hurley

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    February 2001

  • Weight

    618g

  • Page Count

    310

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780198163961

  • ISBN-10

    0198163967

  • Eden Code

    4562731

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