Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- References to ‘Messiah’ editions
- 1 The historical background
- 2 From composition to first performance
- 3 The first London performances
- 4 Revival and revision, 1743–1759
- 5 Messiah in other hands
- 6 Design
- 7 Individual movements
- 8 Handel's word-setting
- Appendix 1 The libretto of Messiah
- Appendix 2 Messiah sources
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- References to ‘Messiah’ editions
- 1 The historical background
- 2 From composition to first performance
- 3 The first London performances
- 4 Revival and revision, 1743–1759
- 5 Messiah in other hands
- 6 Design
- 7 Individual movements
- 8 Handel's word-setting
- Appendix 1 The libretto of Messiah
- Appendix 2 Messiah sources
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Handel: Messiah , pp. v - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1991