Handel’s Great Oratorio: Messiah
(2016, original release: 2015)
Nonfiction
eCourse
Details
PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2015
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
1198608
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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In the first of two lectures on Handel’s Messiah, study the genre of oratorio, and see how Handel adapted it for his own purposes. Investigate the lives and partnership of Handel and Charles Jennens (the Messiah’s librettist), and discover some of the glorious music from this most beloved of oratorios
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Film
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2015
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English