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    The lives of George Frideric Handel / David Hunter.

    • Title:The lives of George Frideric Handel / David Hunter.
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    • Author/Creator:Hunter, David, 1954- author.
    • Published/Created:Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, 2015.
      ©2015.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
    • Genre/Form: Biographies.
    • Description:xvii, 515 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
    • Series:Music in Britain, 1600-2000.
    • 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.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-490) and index.
    • ISBN:9781783270613
      1783270616
    • 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.
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