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Handel as Orpheus: Voice and Desire in the Chamber Cantatas Ellen T. Harris
Handel as Orpheus: Voice and Desire in the Chamber Cantatas
Ellen T. Harris
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.
448 pages, 135 musical examples, 9 halftones, 9 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 30, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780674015982 |
| Publishers | Harvard University Press |
| Pages | 448 |
| Dimensions | 243 × 170 × 26 mm · 762 g |
| Language | English |