Author | : Ellen T. Harris |
File Size | : 45,5 Mb |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 30 September 2004 |
ISBN | : 0674015983 |
Pages | : 452 pages |
Handel as Orpheus by Ellen T. Harris Book PDF Summary
Handel wrote over 100 cantatas, compositions for voice and instruments decsribing the joy and pain of love. In the first comprehensive study of the cantatas, Harris investigates their place in Handel's life as well as their extraordinary beauty.