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Author: David Ross Hurley (Assistant Professor of Music, Assistant Professor of Music, Pittsburg State University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 0.666kg
ISBN: 9780198163961
ISBN 10: 0198163967
Pages: 310
Publication Date: 08 February 2001
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
`Hurley's achivement is constantly to consider what musical reason Handel might have for doing something; he is never content to shrug his shoulders and say 'who knows?'. In doing so he covers a lot of ground, throws up a lot of ideas, and questions some of the suggestions made by those who have written on the subject before. At the same time his scholarship is meticulous and well-read,' Early Music Today, August 1 2001 `an impressive insight into Handel's working methods.' Clifford Bartlett, Early Music Review, No. 70, May 2001
`Hurley's achivement is constantly to consider what musical reason Handel might have for doing something; he is never content to shrug his shoulders and say 'who knows?'. In doing so he covers a lot of ground, throws up a lot of ideas, and questions some of the suggestions made by those who have written on the subject before. At the same time his scholarship is meticulous and well-read,' Early Music Today, August 1 2001 `an impressive insight into Handel's working methods.' Clifford Bartlett, Early Music Review, No. 70, May 2001
It would be hard to overstate the value of this excellent book. In having the courage to go right back to the unfashionable sources, David Ross Hurley has blown away a number of Handelian cobwebs, and raised substantial questions for future research. Music and Letters A detailed investigation of Handel's revisions to librettos leads effectively into the chapter 'Musical Imagery as Drama', which may be seen as the book's most brilliant section. Music and Letters This book is the first extended study of multiple aspects (including borrowing) of Handel's compositional methods ... Hurley brings to this study an intimate knowledge of all the relevant sources. Music and Letters This is a solid and immensely stimulating contribution to Handelian scholarship - and in an area so far little explored. As such, it deserves a warm welcome. H. Diack Johnstone, Early Music I put the book down feeling grateful to have learned so much more than I already knew about the composer and his working methods. H. Diack Johnstone, Early Music This impressive piece of scholarship rests comfortably on a generous-spirited, thorough knowledge of the relevent literature. It nicely fills a vacuum ... Hurley provides sensible, perceptive analyses of how Handel actually wrote his scores ... Ample, helpful scholarly apparatus; clear and nicely pointed prose. Excellent! W. Metcalfe, emeritus, University of Vermont
Author Information
David Ross Hurley is Assistant Professor of Music at Pittsburg State University
