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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"1685-1759"”.
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Die Zauberflöte: A European Singspiel
… Baroque German composers Georg Friederic Handel (1685-1759). This style of opera is inspired by the, "Metastasian ideal," noble and mythological stories characterized by the use of ornamentation, recitative, virtuosic singing, and castrati (Hughes 329). The popularity of the Italian opera …
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A conductor’s guide to the Magnificat in C, TWV 9:17 by Georg Philipp Telemann
… piece. Along with Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) and George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), Telemann was one of the leading German composers and instrumentalists in the first half of the 18th century. He is regarded as a significant link between the late-Baroque and early-Classical styles, …
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Curating the composer : preserving and interpreting our musical heritage through composer house museums.
Although historic house museums, especially those in which political or community leaders once lived, are quite common and have been analyzed by museum scholars, the sub-genre of historic houses in which European classical composers lived has not been explored in as great a depth. The purpose of …
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A performer's analysis of the bass roles in selected Old Testament narrative English oratorios of George Frideric Handel
This document facilitates the study of the bass roles, including the bass arias and recitatives that are in the Old Testament English oratorios of George Frideric Handel. This study is largely dependent upon the Chrysander editions of the oratorios, however both the Bärenreiter and Novello editions …
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A Study of the Effects of the Italian Influence on the Vocal Literature of Handel for the Purpose of Proper Interpretation
It is the purpose of this study (1) to investigate the influential philosophies and musical forms of the Baroque, (2) to survey the shaping factors of Handel's life and career, (3) to determine the major characteristics of the dominating Italian principles, and (4) to cite compositional examples of …
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Warren Seago's Graduate Recital
Composers in the first graduate recital: Paul Hindemith; G. F. Handel; J. B. G. Neruda; Fisher Tull
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The Theme and Variations as Used by Four Important Piano Composers in Four Periods of Music History
The intent of this study was to give a brief background and history of the theme and variations in early periods of music history, as well as to analyze more specifically and compare in some depth the use of the form by four composers of later periods, in a keyboard work of each. Each of the …