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The story of Handel's Messiah, 1741-1784 : a short popular history
Title
The story of Handel's Messiah, 1741-1784 : a short popular history / Watkins Shaw.
Publication
London : Novello, [1963]
Physical Description
79 pages : music, 8 plates (portraits, facsimiles, music) ; 22 cm
Other formats
Online version: Shaw, Watkins, 1911-1996. Story of Handel's Messiah, 1741-1784. London, Novello [1963]
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 12, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-76) and index.
Contents
The composition of Messiah: 1741
Messiah in its original form
The first performances: Dublin 1742
London: 1743-5
Renewal and consolidation: 1749-53
The Foundling Hospital performance of 1754: Handel's last years
Outside London: 1743-59
Twenty-five years on: 1760-84
The Westminster Abbey commemoration: 1784.
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