Handel’s Israelite Oratorio Libretti: Sacred Drama and Biblical Exegesis. By Deborah W. Rooke
Handel (1685–1759) relied upon a number of librettists for his Israelite oratorios (composed for the most part during the period 1732–52). In addition to anonymous writers (responsible for Joshua, Solomon, and Susanna), Handel had five known librettists: Samuel Humphreys (Esther, Deborah, Athalia);...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2014
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 173-177 |
| Review of: | Handel's Israelite oratorio libretti (Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2012) (Bell, Richard H.)
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