In the early eighteenth century the composer George Frideric Handel and the poets Alexander Pope, John Gay and John Hughes all engaged with the language and aesthetics of pastoral. Alexander Pope published his Pastorals in 1709, John Gay his Shepherd’s Week in 1714 and John Hughes the texts for six English Cantatas which were published after his death in 1735. The poetry of Pope presents a sophisticated Virgilian pastoral soundscape whereas that of John Gay portrays the more rustic sounds of mock pastoral in imitation of Spenser. Handel composed two works on the myth of Acis, Galatea and Polyphemus, the first (Aci, Galatea et Polifemo) before he left Italy, in 1708, the second (Acis and Galatea) when he was in residence at Cannons, the Lond...
This dissertation provides the first comprehensive study ever undertaken of Handel's accompanied rec...
The oratorio, La Resurrezione (1708) is considered by many to represent the summary of George Frede...
Throughout the 1740s and early 1750s, Handel produced a dozen dramatic oratorios. These works and th...
In the early eighteenth century the composer George Frideric Handel and the poets Alexander Pope, Jo...
This thesis examines one of the works of English Baroque composer, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759...
"Milton's poems, L'Allegro and Ill Penseroso, and Dryden's A Song for St Cecilia's Day and Alexander...
Handel's English church music spans the complete period of his active career in London: his first an...
Access to thesis permanently restricted to Ball State community only.Music has been integral to soci...
Handel's English church music spans the complete period of his active career in London: his first an...
2012-08-01This paper examines the pastoral genre as represented in operatic works from the early 18t...
The aria ‘Son confusa pastorella’ was possibly the most popular number from Handel's operatic succes...
George Frideric Handel’s English-language works were immensely popular with the eighteenth-century ...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authori...
George Frederic Handel’s Messiah Oratorio was composed in 1741. Since receiving its premiere perform...
"Hndel composed an ode for the birthday of Queen Anne in 1713. This ode was one of Handel's earliest...
This dissertation provides the first comprehensive study ever undertaken of Handel's accompanied rec...
The oratorio, La Resurrezione (1708) is considered by many to represent the summary of George Frede...
Throughout the 1740s and early 1750s, Handel produced a dozen dramatic oratorios. These works and th...
In the early eighteenth century the composer George Frideric Handel and the poets Alexander Pope, Jo...
This thesis examines one of the works of English Baroque composer, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759...
"Milton's poems, L'Allegro and Ill Penseroso, and Dryden's A Song for St Cecilia's Day and Alexander...
Handel's English church music spans the complete period of his active career in London: his first an...
Access to thesis permanently restricted to Ball State community only.Music has been integral to soci...
Handel's English church music spans the complete period of his active career in London: his first an...
2012-08-01This paper examines the pastoral genre as represented in operatic works from the early 18t...
The aria ‘Son confusa pastorella’ was possibly the most popular number from Handel's operatic succes...
George Frideric Handel’s English-language works were immensely popular with the eighteenth-century ...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authori...
George Frederic Handel’s Messiah Oratorio was composed in 1741. Since receiving its premiere perform...
"Hndel composed an ode for the birthday of Queen Anne in 1713. This ode was one of Handel's earliest...
This dissertation provides the first comprehensive study ever undertaken of Handel's accompanied rec...
The oratorio, La Resurrezione (1708) is considered by many to represent the summary of George Frede...
Throughout the 1740s and early 1750s, Handel produced a dozen dramatic oratorios. These works and th...