George Frideric Handel : a life with friends
Harris, Ellen T.2014
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During his lifetime, the sounds of Handel's music reached from court to theatre, echoed in cathedrals and filled crowded taverns. But the man himself is a mystery. Though he took meticulous care of his musical manuscripts and provided for their preservation in his will, very little of an intimate nature survives. In search of the private man, Ellen T. Harris has tracked down the letters, diaries, financial accounts, court cases, and other documents connected with the composer's friends. The result is a tapestry of London life in the first half of the eighteenth century, one that weaves together vibrant descriptions of Handel's music with stories of loyalty, cunning, and betrayal.
Main title:
George Frideric Handel : a life with friends / Ellen T. Harris.
Author:
Harris, Ellen T., author
Imprint:
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2014.
Collation:
496 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780393088953 (hbk)
Dewey class:
780.9'2
LC class:
ML410.H13
Language:
English
BRN:
269490