Disseminating and domesticating Handel in mid-eighteenth-century Britain

George Frideric Handel has always epitomized musical grandeur and represented music’s role in, and service to, the state. A volume such as this, however, affords an opportunity to nuance that view: not only Handel’s high status but also the increasing technical and social accessibility of his music...

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Main Author: Aspden, S
Other Authors: Austern, L
Format: Book section
Language:English
Published: Indiana University Press 2017
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