George Frideric Handel: Volume 3, 1734–1742
Collected Documents

A multi-volume authoritative reference source for information about the life and career of George Frideric Handel.

Donald Burrows (Edited by), Helen Coffey (Edited by), John Greenacombe (Edited by), Anthony Hicks (Edited by)

9781107019553, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 18 October 2018

944 pages, 12 b/w illus. 3 music examples
25.3 x 18 x 4.6 cm, 2 kg

'An impressive undertaking and an irresistible read.' BBC Music Magazine

The life and career of George Frideric Handel, one of the most frequently performed composers from the Baroque period, are copiously and intricately documented through a huge variety of contemporary sources. This multi-volume major publication is the most up-to-date and comprehensive collection of these documents. Presented chronologically in their original languages with English translations and with commentaries incorporating the results of recent research, the documents provide an essential and accessible resource for anyone interested in Handel and his music. This volume begins with Handel's move to the Covent Garden theatre, during the period of his competition with the Opera of the Nobility, and ends with his season of oratorio performances in Dublin. These years saw the composition of Italian operas including Ariodante, Alcina and Serse but also of the major English works Alexander's Feast, Saul and Messiah.

Introduction
The documents 1734–42
1734–5
1735–6
1736–7
1737–8
1738–9
1739–40
1740–1
1741–2
Libraries and archives
Bibliography
Index of Handel's works
Index of persons
General index.

Subject Areas: Baroque music [c 1600 to c 1750 AVGC3], Music reviews & criticism [AVC], Music [AV]