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Tainted glory in Handel's Messiah : the unsettling history of the world's most beloved choral work
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Tainted glory in Handel's Messiah : the unsettling history of the world's most beloved choral work / Michael Marissen.
ISBN
9780300206999 (ebook) :
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014.
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 12, 2014).
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Summary
Every Easter, audiences across the globe thrill to performances of Handel's 'Hallelujah Chorus', but they would probably be appalled to learn the full extent of the oratorio's anti-Judaic message. In this pioneering study, respected musicologist Michael Marissen examines Handel's masterwork and uncovers a disturbing message of anti-Judaism buried within its joyous celebration of the divinity of the Christ.
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Yale scholarship online.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 05, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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