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The lives of George Frideric Handel / David Hunter.
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Title:The lives of George Frideric Handel / David Hunter.
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Author/Creator:Hunter, David, 1954- author.
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Published/Created:Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, 2015.
©2015.
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Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: ML410.H13 H86 2015
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
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Genre/Form: Biographies.
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Description:xvii, 515 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
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Series:Music in Britain, 1600-2000.
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Summary:"Handel's extraordinary public career generated many myths, during and after his lifetime, that provide valuable insights into the reception of the man and his music. David Hunter here re-examines topics that are found in biographies and evaluates their significance to the changing perspectives of the composer in the course of two centuries"--Book jacket.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-490) and index.
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ISBN:9781783270613
1783270616
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Contents:The audience: Three broad categories, three gross errors
The audience: Partner and problem
Musicians and other occupational hazards
Patrons and pensions
Musical genres and compositional practices
Self and health
Self and friends
Nations and stories
Biographers' stories.