Here you will find fascinating historical background to "Messiah," including its unlikely inception, and learn about its reception and impact from Handel's day to our own. Â Calvin Stapert devotes most of his book to scene-by-scene …Read More
Here you will find fascinating historical background to "Messiah," including its unlikely inception, and learn about its reception and impact from Handel's day to our own. Â Calvin Stapert devotes most of his book to scene-by-scene musical and theological commentary on the entire score, demonstrating how the music of "Messiah" beautifully intertwines with and illuminates its Biblical text. Â Through these pages Handel's popular and much-loved masterpiece will be greatly enhanced for listeners old and new alike. Â Paperback, 197 p.