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Book SynopsisAn international collaboration between leading scholars showcases a broad spectrum of observations on Handel and his music, covering many aspects of modern interdisciplinary and traditional philological musicology. As soon as Handel composed, rehearsed and performed his music, it was already a subject of fascination for the authors of reports, polemics and critical appraisals. The continuous yet evolving culture of Handelian studies is represented here in its current state by several generations of scholars who are inspired by the research, publications and teaching of Donald Burrows. This festschrift contains twenty essays that exemplify aspects both of traditional philological enquiry and of modern interdisciplinary musicology. Much like a baroque dramma per musica, the narrative is divided into three parts. Act I, 'Handel's Music and Creative Practices', is an exposition that sets the scene and introduces the main characters: musical case studies stretch from his first opera Almira (Hamburg, 1705) to his last English oratorio The Triumph of Time and Truth (London, 1757). Act II, is 'Sources, Documents and Attributions', develops complications to the plot: there is new information about the authenticity of chamber cantatas and instrumental pieces, and reports on manuscript, printed, and archival sources that demonstrate how primary research may be interpreted and understood. Act III, 'Context and Reception', moves us towards the lieto fine: some broad contexts of Handel in relation to his contemporaries and colleagues are considered alongside reception studies of the composer's music both within and after his lifetime. DAVID VICKERS teaches Academic Studies at Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester) and is a council member of The Handel Institute. CONTIBUTORS: Graydon Beeks, Michael Burden, John Butt, Hans Dieter Clausen, Matthew Gardner, Anthony Hicks, David Hunter, H. Diack Johnstone, Andrew V. Jones, David Kimbell, Richard G. King, Annette Landgraf, Tríona O'Hanlon, Suzana Ograjenšek, Leslie M. M. Robarts, John H. Roberts, Ruth Smith, Colin Timms, David Vickers and Silas Wollston.
Trade ReviewNew Perspectives on Handel's Music presents a touching, well-deserved tribute to Burrows and his distinguished career as a preeminent Handel scholar. * Music Library Association Notes *
This book approaches Handel and his music from a range of perspectives, mixing close analysis of scores, images, catalogues, and texts, with reception history, insights into Handel's business relationships, and glimpses into gender studies and the psychology of music. * Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies *
This weighty festschrift is a 'must' for all serious students of Handel and his context, and for all music libraries. It is a worthy tribute to a great and much-loved Handelian scholar. * The Consort *
Table of ContentsOuverture David Vickers Act I. Handel's Music and Creative Practices 1 'Almire regiere': Some Reflections on the First Aria in Handel's First Opera David Kimbell 2 Il pastor fido by Guarini (1585) and Handel (1712): From tragicommedia pastorale to dramma per musica Suzana Ograjenšek 3 Late or Soon? Cadential Timing in the Continuo Recitatives of Handel and his Contemporaries John H. Roberts 4 Handel's Bilingual Versions of Esther and Deborah, 1734-1737 David Vickers 5 Handel's Compositional Process in the Creation of the Grand Concertos, Op. 6 Silas Wollston 6 The London Revisions of Handel's First Roman Oratorio: Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità (1737) and The Triumph of Time and Truth (1757) Matthew Gardner Act II. Sources, Documents and Attributions 7 Handel's Continuo Cantatas: Problems of Authenticity, Classification and Chronology Andrew V. Jones 8 When and Why Did Handel Replace his Conducting Scores? Hans Dieter Clausen 9 Handel, the Duke of Chandos and Investing in the Royal African Company David Hunter 10 Handel and Comus at Exton Colin Timms 11 Wordbooks for Handel's Oratorios, Especially Joseph and his Brethren and Hercules: Copyright and Production Leslie M.M. Robarts 12 New Music by Handel for Horns? †Anthony Hicks (rev. Colin Timms) Act III. Context and Reception 13 Bach and Handel: Differences within a Common Culture of Musical Invention John Butt 14 Le rivale regine: Faustina and Cuzzoni in Satirical Engravings, Literature and Opera in the 1720s and 1730s Richard G. King 15 Charles Jennens Revisited Ruth Smith 16 'O Come, Let us Sing unto the Lord': Performances of the Cannons Anthems during Handel's Lifetime Graydon Beeks 17 Charity Performances of Handel's Works in Eighteenth-Century Dublin (1736-1760) Tríona O'Hanlon 18 Early Keepers of the Flame: Vanneschi (and Handel) at the Opera Michael Burden 19 Revamped Handel: The Content and Context of his So-Called 'Miserere' H. Diack Johnstone 20 Handel's 'celebrated Largo': Remarks on the Reception History of 'Ombra mai fu' Annette Landgraf The Works of Donald Burrows Index of Handel's Works General Index Tabula Gratulatoria
