Of all the great composers of the eighteenth century, Handel was the supreme cosmopolitan, an early and extraordinarily successful example of a freelance compos

Examines the pivotal role of dance in the Italian operas of Handel, perhaps the greatest opera composer between Monteverdi and Mozart. George Frideric Handel se

David Kimbell sets Handel's operas in their biographical and cultural contexts, exploring drama, music and styles of performance.

James Harris (1709-80) was an author of philosophical treatises and an enthusiastic amateur musician who directed the concerts and music festivals at Salisbury

This anthology represents scholarly literature devoted to Handel over the last few decades, and contains different kinds of studies of the composer's biography,