| Description |
xii, 155 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, music ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge music handbooks
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Cambridge music handbooks.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-146) and index. |
| Contents |
The character of the man -- Politics and power -- Water music -- The 'indebtedness' of Handel -- The concerti a due cori -- Politics and peace -- Music for the royal fireworks -- Handel in other hands -- performance parameters. |
| Summary |
Christopher Hogwood here provides a study of Handel's best-known public music: the Water Music, written at the outset of his English career, and the Music for the Royal Fireworks, the last and largest of his orchestral creations. |
| Subject |
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Water music.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Music for the royal fireworks.
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| ISBN |
9780521836364 hardback |
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0521836360 hardback |
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0521544866 paperback |
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9780521544863 paperback |
| Standard No. |
9780521544863 (pbk.) |
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