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1) Handel, who knew what he liked

Author

Anderson, M. T

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

2001.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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In this biography, the man who would later compose some of the world's most beautiful music is shown to have once been a stubborn little boy with a mind of his own.

2) George Handel

Author

Venezia, Mike

Series

Getting to know the world's greatest composers

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1995]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

3) Handel

Author

Hogwood, Christopher

Publisher

Thames and Hudson

Pub. Date

1984.

Language

English

4) Handel

Author

Young, Percy M

Series

Masters of music
Great composers

Language

English

5) The Story of Handel in words and music

Author

Handel, George Frideric

Series

Music master
Introduction to the classics

Publisher

Vox Music Group

Pub. Date

1993.

Language

English

Description

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Works of Handel are combined with a narrative of his life.

6) Handel's Messiah: a touchstone of taste

Author

Myers, Robert Manson

Publisher

Macmillan

Pub. Date

1948.

Language

English

7) Handel's Messiah: a celebration

Author

Luckett, Richard

Publisher

Harcourt Brace & Co

Pub. Date

1993.

Language

English

8) Handel and the opera seria

Author

Dean, Winton

Series

Ernest Bloch lectures. 1

Publisher

[publisher not identified]

Pub. Date

[date of publication not identified]

Language

English

9) Handel

Author

Weinstock, Herbert

Publisher

Knopf

Pub. Date

1959.

Language

English

10) Handel's operas, 1704-1726

Author

Dean, Winton

Publisher

Clarendon Press

Pub. Date

1987.

Language

English

11) George Frideric Handel: a life with friends

Author

Harris, Ellen T

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

English

12) Handel and his world

Author

Landon, H. C. Robbins

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

[1984]

Language

English

13) Handel in London: a genius and his craft

Author

Glover, Jane

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Description

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Presents an account of the composer's life after following his princely master to London, discussing the music-making and musicianship as well as the courts and cabals of eighteenth-century society. --

14) Handel's bestiary: in search of animals in Handel's operas

Author

Leon, Donna

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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A literary, visual, and musical exploration of twelve of Handel's arias referencing animals. Complemented by a CD recording, conducted by Alan Curtis with Karina Gauvin (Soprano), Ann Hallenberg (Mezzo-soprano), Paul Agnew, and Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (Tenor).

15) Handel

Author

Sadie, Stanley

Series

Great composers

Publisher

T. Y. Crowell Co

Pub. Date

[1969]

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the composer of more than forty operas, nineteen oratorios, and hundreds of other vocal and instrumental works.

16) Tainted glory in Handel's Messiah: the unsettling history of the world's most beloved choral work

Author

Marissen, Michael

Publisher

Yale University Press

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

Description

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Anti-Judaism in Handel's Messiah.

17) Hallelujah Handel!

Author

Cowling, Douglas

Publisher

Classical Kids

Pub. Date

[1995]

Language

English

Description

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A boy from Handel's London who sings like an angel but will not speak is healed with the help of the maestro. Includes excerpts from Handel's music, including Messiah.