Handel is recognised as one of the principal creative figures in Baroque music. In this Companion acknowledged experts on Handel make their expertise accessible to the interested general reader and music lover. All the genres in which Handel composed are considered including oratorio- chamber cantata- opera- and church music- as well as works for the keyboard and orchestra.The wide-ranging essa…
For a century and a half Chopin's music has been played incessantly- yet the spell remains- and the 'Chopin recital'- whoever the pianist- still fills the concert halls. This Companion is designed to provide the enquiring music-lover with helpful insights into a musical style that recognises no contradiction between the accessible and the sophisticated- between the popular and the significant. …
The Cambridge Companion to Bach goes beyond a basic life-and-works study to provide a late twentieth-century perspective on J. S. Bach the man and composer. Benefiting from the insights and research of some of the most distinguished Bach scholars- this Companion covers cultural- social and religious contexts- surveys and analyses Bach's compositional style- traces his influence- and considers t…
In this book- the Christmas story is retold in five episodes. Each episode is followed by traditional carols that sing out their part of the story. Carols featured include 'Deck The Halls'- 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'- 'Silent Night'- 'Hark The Herald Angels Sing'- and 'We Three Kings'.