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by: Paul Henry Lang
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 780.92
EAN: 9780486292274
ISBN: 0486292274
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 768
Publication Date: August 14, 1996
Publisher: Dover Publications
Sales Rank: 960512
Studio: Dover Publications
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Noted musicologist's exceptionally full and detailed study of the man, his music and his times — widely considered the standard biography. Childhood, early music training, years in London; composition of Messiah, other oratorios and operas; analysis of Handel's musical style and individual works, much more. Includes 35 illustrations. Introduction. Bibliographical Note. Indexes.
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Rating: - A Companion for a fervent Handelian
Lang's book on Handel provides a sympathetic and detailed biography of the great composer and analytical summaries of his major works that takes the careful listener to new depths of understanding and appreciation of Handel's beautiful music.
As an ardent Handelian, I have read many books on Handel, but it is to Lang's work that I return repeatedly. He responds to Handel's work as I do, and his book, "George Frideric Handel," is worthy of being a life-long companion.
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