George Frideric Handel: Volume 4, 1742-1750
Collected Documents

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)

9781107080218, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 26 March 2020

986 pages
25.3 x 18.4 x 4.9 cm, 2.06 kg

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. In charting Handel's activities and the performance and reception of his music during his lifetime, the documents also offer valuable insights into broader eighteenth-century topics such as court life, theatrical history, public concerts and music publishing. Volume Four begins with the re-establishment of Handel's career in London following his return from Dublin in 1742, and covers the period to 1750 which saw the composition of a succession of his greatest English works for his oratorio seasons, including Samson, Semele, Belshazzar, Juda Maccabaeus and Solomon.

Introduction
The documents: 1742–50
1742–3
1743–4
1744–5
1745–6
1746–7
1747–8
1748–9
1749–50
Libraries and archives
Bibliography
Index of Handel's works
Index of persons
General index.

Subject Areas: Baroque music [c 1600 to c 1750 AVGC3]