Butt, J. (2011) George Friedrick Handel and the Messiah. In: The Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK, pp. 294-306. ISBN 9780199204540
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Abstract
An examination of the use of biblical texts in Handel's Messiah and how these have been designed to create a specific image of Jesus as Messiah. Analysis of the music, including the key structure, and the way this counterpoints with meanings in the text.
| Item Type: | Book Sections |
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| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Butt, Professor John |
| Authors: | Butt, J. |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > Music |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN: | 9780199204540 |
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