The Life of George Frederick Handel: With an Introductory Notice by George Grove

by William Smyth Rockstro

Book Overview

Beloved not only in Britain, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) is admired as a composer the world over. His inventive and sensitive melodic genius and his exuberant brilliance in depicting the spectacular are best displayed in his Messiah and Zadok the Priest. Larger than life, Handel impressed all who met him and was adept at promoting his works, arranging for their publication and even selling them from his home in London's Brook Street. His dogged...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108064817
• ISBN13: 9781108064811
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"