Handel's Messiah: Comfort for God's PeopleWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 12 жовт. 2010 р. - 173 стор. Handel s oratorio Messiah is a phenomenon with no parallel in music history. No other work of music has been so popular for so long. Yet familiarity can sometimes breed contempt and also misunderstanding. This book by music expert Calvin Stapert will greatly increase understanding and appreciation of Handel s majestic Messiah, whether readers are old friends of this remarkable work or have only just discovered its magnificence. Stapert provides fascinating historical background, tracing not only Messiah s unlikely inception but also its amazing reception throughout history. The bulk of the book offers scene-by-scene musical and theological commentary on the whole work, focusing on the way Handel s music beautifully interprets and illuminates the biblical text. For anyone seeking to appreciate Handel s Messiah more, this informed yet accessible guide is the book to have and read. (Handel s Messiah: Comfort for God s People is the newest volume in the flourishing Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies Series, edited by John D. Witvliet.) |
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Oratorio before Handel | 3 |
Handel | 12 |
Johann Mattheson mezzotint by J J Haid after Wahll | 13 |
Faustina Bordoni portrait by Rosalba Carriera | 23 |
Farinelli Cuzzoni and Senesino in Flavio etching by the English School | 31 |
Messiah | 37 |
The Foundling Hospital Chapel lithograph by M N Hanhart | 47 |
Messiah Performance at Westminster Abbey | 55 |
Messiah versus Deism | 72 |
George Frederick Handel portrait by Thomas Hudson | 79 |
Before We Begin | 81 |
The Coming of the Messiah | 87 |
Lamb of GodKing of Kings | 108 |
Resurrection of the Dead | 140 |
A Page from Handels Autograph Score of the Amen Chorus | 151 |
Glossary | 153 |
The Calvin College Oratorio Society 2006 | 61 |
I wish to make them better | 63 |
Credits | 169 |
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