In 1712, a young German composer followed his princely master to London and would remain there for the rest of his life. That master would become King George II

Exceptionally full, detailed study of the man, his music and times. Childhood, music training, years in London; analysis of Messiah and other works; much more.

During his lifetime, the sounds of Handel’s music reached from court to theater, echoed in cathedrals, and filled crowded taverns, but the man himself—known

Examines the pivotal role of dance in the Italian operas of Handel, perhaps the greatest opera composer between Monteverdi and Mozart. George Frideric Handel se

This book discusses literary and dramatic aspects of musical works for voices and instruments performed in English theatres (c.1650 and 1750).