Tainted Glory in Handel''s Messiah - The Unsettling History of the World''s Most Beloved Choral Work

Informationen zum Autor Michael Marissen is the Daniel Underhill Professor of Music at Swarthmore College. His publications include Lutheranism, Anti-Judaism, and Bach's St. John Passion and articles in Musical Quarterly, Harvard Theological Review, and the New York Times. Klappentext Every Easter, audiences across the globe thrill to performances of Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus", but they would probably be appalled to learn the full extent of the oratorio's anti-Judaic message. The author examines Handel's work and uncovers a disturbing message of anti-Judaism buried within its joyous celebration of the divinity of the Christ. Zusammenfassung An eye-opening reexamination of Handel's beloved religious oratorio

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• Authors: Michael Marissen, Marissen Michael
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.06.2014
• EAN: 9780300194586
• ISBN: 978-0-300-19458-6
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Choral, MUSIC / Religious / Jewish, Jewish Studies, baroque, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750), Choral Music