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Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source

Messiah: The Gospel According to Handel's Oratorio

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Title: Messiah: The Gospel According to Handel's Oratorio
Author: Roger a Bullard
ISBN: 9780802801258
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source
Published: 1993
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 148
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

This fascinating, informed guide to Handel's Messiah shows how the oratorio's text constitutes a magnificent theological statement in artistic form. Taking the fifty-three sections of the score in sequence, Roger Bullard explains each part of the oratorio text in terms of (1) how the language differs from the King James Version of the Bible or the Book of Common Prayer, (2) what the passage of Scripture meant in its original context and how it contributes to the Christian message, and (3) how the citation fits in the artistic and religious structure of the oratorio as a whole. Bullard's guidebook will help performers and listeners alike to appreciate Handel's choral masterpiece even more.